pall-mall

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Definition von pall-mall im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet

{i} game played with mallets and wooden balls

A fashionable street in Westminster, leading from Trafalgar Square, via the Haymarket, to St James; it is the home of many select gentlemen's clubs

A 17th century game in which a ball was driven along an alley and through a hoop using a mallet

Relevante Übersetzungen

pallmall

{n} a game with an iron ball

Pall Mall

street in London where many private clubs are located, main street of St. James district; brand of American cigarettes

Pall Mall

a wide street in west central London, between Trafalgar Square and St James's Palace, where there are a lot of gentleman's clubs

pall mall

a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs

pallmall

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

pallmall

A game formerly common in England, in which a wooden ball was driven with a mallet through an elevated hoop or ring of iron

Etymologie

[ "pel-'mel, "pal-'mal, US of ] (noun.) 1598. Middle French pallemaille, from Italian pallamaglio, from palla ball + maglio mallet, from Latin malleus; more at BALL, MAUL.