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Webster 1913 Edition

Maltese

Mal-tese′

(ma̤l-tēs′ or ma̤l-tēz′)

,

p

rop.

Adj.

Of or pertaining to

Malta

or to its inhabitants.

–

Noun.

s

ing.

&

pl.

A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta.

Maltese cross

.

See Illust. 5, of

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–

Maltese dog

(Zool.)

,

a breed of small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta.