Maltese cat

[ mawl-teez kat, -tees ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Maltese cat¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

A friend of ours had a beautiful maltese cat named Primrose.

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I have got a maltese cat and four beautiful kittens, and should like to send the gentleman one of the kittens if he wants one.

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At the feet of the sexton's wife, for such she was, reposed a maltese cat, purring softly by way of showing her contentment.

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They were playing the last ounce in them, and The Maltese Cat had left the goal undefended to join them.

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The Maltese Cat had put his nose into the front of Lutyens' shirt and was trying to say how sorry he was.

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