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Maltese cat
[mawl-teez kat, -tees]
noun
a bluish-gray variety of the domestic cat.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Maltese cat1
Example Sentences
For instance, there are no Maltese cats in Malta, no Venetian blinds in Venice, no Roman punch in Rome.
A huge Maltese cat settled herself across my feet.
And in one hand the girl was holding a single red rose, though under the other arm she was still clutching her beloved Maltese cat.
That lonely old stone house staring at its shadow on the lake has no vital element of home except my horses and dogs, and one Maltese cat that sleeps in my arm-chair.
In some places in Russia, I am told, blue cats are exceedingly common; I have seen several shown under the names of Archangel, and others as Chartreuse and Maltese cats.
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