pall-mall

[ pel-mel, pal-mal, pawl-mawl ]

/ ˈpɛlˈmɛl, ˈpælˈmæl, ˈpɔlˈmɔl /

noun

a game, popular in the 17th century, in which a ball of boxwood was struck with a mallet in an attempt to drive it through a raised iron ring at the end of a playing alley.

a playing alley on which this game was played.

Origin of pall-mall

1560–70; <Middle French pallemaille<Italian pallamaglio, equivalent to palla ball (<Langobardic ) + magliomallet (<Latin malleus). See ball¹, mall, mell²

Words nearby pall-mall

pallidectomy, pallidoansotomy, pallidotomy, pallidum, pallium, pall-mall, pallor, pally, pally up, palm, Palma

Definition for pall-mall (2 of 2)

Pall Mall

[ pal -mal, pel -mel ]

/ ˈpæl ˈmæl, ˈpɛl ˈmɛl /

noun

a street in London, England, famed for its clubs.

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Example sentences from the Web for pall-mall

She was fabled to have carried pistols at her saddle-bow in war, and she excelled in matches of archery and pall-mall.
The Mystery of Mary Stuart|Andrew Lang
Why do not some of these choice spirits quit the salons of Pall-Mall, and take to the road?
Rookwood|William Harrison Ainsworth
If he played at pall-mall she watched him play, and played herself.
The book of the ladies|Pierre de Bourdeille Brantme
But he took one of the lamps and a three-year-old Pall-Mall Magazine and shut himself up in the bunk-house.
The Prairie Wife|Arthur Stringer

Give us your fist, old boy: and won't we send the 'Pall-Mall Gazette' up to ten thousand a week, that's all!
A History of Pendennis, Volume 1|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for pall-mall (1 of 2)

pall-mall

/ (ˈpælˈmæl) /

noun obsolete

a game in which a ball is driven by a mallet along an alley and through an iron ring

the alley itself

Word Origin for pall-mall

C17: from obsolete French, from Italian pallamaglio, from palla ball + maglio mallet

British Dictionary definitions for pall-mall (2 of 2)

Pall Mall

/ (ˈpæl ˈmæl) /

noun

a street in central London, noted for its many clubs

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单词	pall-mall
释义	pall-mall [ pel-mel, pal-mal, pawl-mawl ] / ˈpɛlˈmɛl, ˈpælˈmæl, ˈpɔlˈmɔl / noun a game, popular in the 17th century, in which a ball of boxwood was struck with a mallet in an attempt to drive it through a raised iron ring at the end of a playing alley. a playing alley on which this game was played. Origin of pall-mall 1560–70; <Middle French pallemaille<Italian pallamaglio, equivalent to palla ball (<Langobardic ) + magliomallet (<Latin malleus). See ball¹, mall, mell² Words nearby pall-mall pallidectomy, pallidoansotomy, pallidotomy, pallidum, pallium, pall-mall, pallor, pally, pally up, palm, Palma Definition for pall-mall (2 of 2) Pall Mall [ pal -mal, pel -mel ] / ˈpæl ˈmæl, ˈpɛl ˈmɛl / noun a street in London, England, famed for its clubs. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pall-mall She was fabled to have carried pistols at her saddle-bow in war, and she excelled in matches of archery and pall-mall. The Mystery of Mary Stuart\|Andrew Lang Why do not some of these choice spirits quit the salons of Pall-Mall, and take to the road? Rookwood\|William Harrison Ainsworth If he played at pall-mall she watched him play, and played herself. The book of the ladies\|Pierre de Bourdeille Brantme But he took one of the lamps and a three-year-old Pall-Mall Magazine and shut himself up in the bunk-house. The Prairie Wife\|Arthur Stringer Give us your fist, old boy: and won't we send the 'Pall-Mall Gazette' up to ten thousand a week, that's all! A History of Pendennis, Volume 1\|William Makepeace Thackeray British Dictionary definitions for pall-mall (1 of 2) pall-mall / (ˈpælˈmæl) / noun obsolete a game in which a ball is driven by a mallet along an alley and through an iron ring the alley itself Word Origin for pall-mall C17: from obsolete French, from Italian pallamaglio, from palla ball + maglio mallet British Dictionary definitions for pall-mall (2 of 2) Pall Mall / (ˈpæl ˈmæl) / noun a street in central London, noted for its many clubs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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