Maltese cat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Maltese cat
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Teddy In New York, one Teddy, a Maltese cat, crawled down a chimney, wailed loudly for help.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cat-Walk Carl Geores of Kenilworth, N. J., motored with his Maltese cat to his summer cottage at Mariaville, N. Y., 210 miles.
From Time Magazine Archive
A Maltese cat, with a harelip, whistled "Yankee Doodle."
From Time Magazine Archive
I had listened for some time to his intelligent descriptions, enunciated with extreme modesty in the modulated tones of his pleasing voice, when Tom, a large Maltese cat, entered the room.
From Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor A Book for Young Americans by Cody, Sherwin
She enticed the Maltese cat to live in her rooms as much as possible, for its animal company.
From Taquisara by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
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