MALLENDERS
Mal"len*ders, n. pl. (Far.)
Defn: Same as Malanders.
MALLEOLAR
Mal*le"o*lar, a. Etym: [See Malleolus.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the malleolus; in the region of the malleoli of the ankle joint.
MALLEOLUS
Mal*le"*o*lus, n.; pl. Malleoli. Etym: [L., dim. of malleus hammer.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external.
2. " A layer, " a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through.
MALLET
Mal"let, n. Etym: [F. maillet, dim. of mail. See Mall a beetle.]
Defn: A small maul with a short handle, — used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, — used in playing croquet.