maltese
IPA: mɔɫtˈiz
Root Word: Maltese
noun
- (chiefly in the plural, plural "Maltese") An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.
- (plural "Malteses") A small breed of dog with a long silky coat.
- (uncountable) The Semitic language of Malta.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.
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Examples of "maltese" in Sentences
- Her name was Malta, and she was called a maltese cat.
- Want to find out about dotson puppies, maltese chihuahua and other information?
- Though I feel guilty for the torture its giving you, the maltese falcon is making me starved for a story that doesn't exist yet.
- Southerly buster has just come through in a huge flurry and swept my 9 week old maltese puppy off her feet from one end of the deck to the other!
- Among the unregulated: hundreds of breeders who market puppies online, from miniature daschunds priced at $280 to fluffy maltese at $1,200 to blue-eyed great danes on sale for $2,500.
- Shibani Mahtani for The Wall Street Journal Mr. Scotti, a white maltese owned by the couple, is a permanent feature in the shop, near the frame at the cash register saying 'I'm the Boss.'
- Much to media and trial-watchers 'chagrin, there will therefore be no free samples of Cinnabon, Herbal Essences, and OUT magazine distributed during custody hearings over the fate of the couple's only child, their much fussed-upon maltese, Pinky.
- After a buffalo hunt with my original friend, Joe Ferris, I entered into partnership with Merrifield and Sylvane Ferris, and we started a cow ranch, with the maltese cross brandalways known as "maltee cross," by the way, as the general impression along the Little Missouri was that "maltese" must be a plural.
- After a buffalo hunt with my original friend, Joe Ferris, I entered into partnership with Merrifield and Sylvane Ferris, and we started a cow ranch, with the maltese cross brand -- always known as "maltee cross," by the way, as the general impression along the Little Missouri was that "maltese" must be a plural.
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