Maltese cat

American  

[mawl-teez kat, -tees] / mɔlˈtiz ˈkæt, -ˈtis /

noun

1. a bluish-gray variety of the domestic cat.

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Etymology

Origin of Maltese cat

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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

But Donald had not been taught to do as he was told, so he blew the whistle again and again and chased the Maltese cat across the lettuce bed, and over two rows of radishes.

From Exciting Adventures of Mister Robert Robin by Field, Ben

And every time the farmer’s big Maltese cat looked at the woods he said to himself, “That is the place where that bulldog lives!”

From Exciting Adventures of Mister Robert Robin by Field, Ben