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ˈpɛlˈmɛl, ˈpælˈmæl, ˈpɔlˈmɔlpall-mall
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Princeton's WordNet
pall-mallnoun
a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet
Pall Mallnoun
a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs
Wikipedia
Pall-mall
Pall-mall, paille-maille, palle-maille, pell-mell, or palle-malle (, , also US: ) is a lawn game (though mostly played on earth surfaces rather than grass) that was mostly played in the 16th and 17th centuries, a precursor to croquet.
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pall-mall
Pall-mall is a game that was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, often compared to croquet. It involves hitting a small ball through an elevated hoop using a mallet. The term can also refer to a fashionable street in London which was originally used as a site for playing this game. Additionally, "Pall Mall" is a brand of cigarettes produced by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Webster Dictionary
Pall-mallnoun
a game formerly common in England, in which a wooden ball was driven with a mallet through an elevated hoop or ring of iron. The name was also given to the mallet used, to the place where the game was played, and to the street, in London, still called Pall Mall
Etymology: [OF. palemail, It. pallamagio; palla a ball (of German origin, akin to E. ball) + magio hammer, fr. L. malleus. See 1st Ball, and Mall a beetle.]
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Pall-mall
Pall-mall is a lawn game that was mostly played in the 16th and 17th centuries, a precursor to croquet.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pall-mall
pel-mel′, n. an old game, in which a ball was driven through an iron ring with a mallet: an alley where the game used to be played, hence the street in London.—adv. in pall-mall fashion. [O. Fr. pale-maille—Old It. palamaglio—palla—Old High Ger. pallá (Ger. ball, Eng. ball), and maglio—L. malleus, a hammer.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pall-mall in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pall-mall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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