'Malay kite' definitions:

Definition of 'Malay kite'

From: GCIDE

Eddy kite \Ed"dy kite\ Called also Malay kite. [After William A. Eddy, American kite expert.] A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed to the wind. This kite was extensively used by Eddy in his famous meteorological experiments. It is now generally superseded by the box kite. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]