maltese : Idioms & Phrases
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Maltese cat
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noun a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
Maltese.
WordNet
(Zoöl.) , a mouse-colored variety of the domestic cat.
Webster 1913
Maltese cross
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noun Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
Lychins chalcedonica; scarlet lychnis.
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noun a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center
WordNet
- . See Illust. 5, of
Cross .
Webster 1913
Maltese dog
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noun breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat
Maltese; Maltese dog.
WordNet
(Zoöl.) , a breed of small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta.
Webster 1913
maltese language
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noun the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French
Maltese; Malti.
WordNet
maltese lira
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noun the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
lira.
WordNet
maltese monetary unit
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noun monetary unit on Malta
WordNet
maltese terrier
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noun breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat
Maltese; Maltese dog.
