Maltese cat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Maltese cat
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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A Maltese cat, with a harelip, whistled "Yankee Doodle."
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
Teddy In New York, one Teddy, a Maltese cat, crawled down a chimney, wailed loudly for help.
From Time Magazine Archive
The island is celebrated as the home of the Knights of Malta, the original birth-place of the Maltese cat, and the spot where the Maltese cross was invented—but not patented.
From A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel by Bayne, S. G.
We have a beautiful Maltese cat, and twelve little chickens.
From Harper's Young People, June 29, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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