a French form of ground billiards. The name comes from the Italian pallamaglio, which literally means 'ball mallet', ultimately derived from Latin palla...

Jeu de mail or jeu de maille ('pallamaglio' in Italian, Middle French for 'mallet game', or sometimes interpreted as 'straw game') is an ancient outdoor...

there during the 17th century, which in turn is derived from the Italian pallamaglio, literally "ball-mallet". The area was built up during the reign of Charles II...