'Maltese dog' definitions:
Definition of 'Maltese dog'
From: WordNet
noun
Breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat [syn: Maltese dog, Maltese terrier, Maltese]
Definition of 'Maltese dog'
From: GCIDE
- Maltese \Mal*tese"\ (m[add]l*t[=e]s" or m[add]l*t[=e]z"), prop. a. Of or pertaining to Malta or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta. [1913 Webster]
- Maltese cross. See Illust. 5, of Cross.
- Maltese dog (Zool.), a breed of small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta. [1913 Webster]