Maltesen.adj.

Brit.

/mɔːlˈtiːz/,

/mɒlˈtiːz/, U.S.

/mɔlˈtiz/,

/mɑlˈtiz/

Forms: Singular 1600s–1700s Malthese, 1600s– Maltese, 1800s– Maltee (slang). Plural 1500s Maltez, 1600s Malteses, 1600s Malteze, 1600s Maltezes, 1700s– Maltese.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Malta , -ese suffix.

Etymology: < Malta (see Malta n.) + -ese suffix.In quot. 1585 at sense A. 1 after Middle French Malteses (feminine plural adjective); compare French Maltais (1606). With sense A. 3 perhaps compare ancient Greek κυνδίδιον Μελιταῖον Maltese (see Melitaean adj. and discussion at that entry). Compare Maltezan (also Maltezen), attested as an adjective in W. Lithgow Totall Disc. (1632).

A. n.

1. (a) A native or an inhabitant of Malta. †(b) A member of the Knights Hospitallers (with headquarters in Malta). Obsolete.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of Malta > [noun]

Maltese1585

Maltesian1656

Malt1959

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. xvi. f. 17 There is great aboundaunce of Curtisans, both Greeke, Italian, Spaniards, Moores, and Maltez.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 227 With him a Maltese, whose father was an English man.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 234 The Malteses are little lesse tawnie then the Moores.

1630 P. Massinger Renegado ii. v. sig. E2^v Your fellow Pirats Sir, the bold Malteze Whom with your lookes you thinke to quell.

1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 195 The Malteses [sc. the Knights of Malta] having made prize of them, arriv'd afterwards in Candy.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. v. 316 I may have occasion elsewhere, very probably, to re-introduce the Maltese.

1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 492/2 The Maltese still continued to behave with their usual valour against the Turks.

1838 J. L. Stephens Incidents Trav. Greece, Turkey, Russia 41/1 An old Maltese, who spoke French and Italian.

1870 A. L. Adams Notes Naturalist Nile Valley & Malta 107 The Maltese practice caprification extensively.

1963 T. Morris & P. Morris Pentonville ii. 27 The work of the general work cleaners..is frequently given to the Maltese and ‘blacks’.

1991 K. Spink tr. D. Lapierre Beyond Love I. iii. 16 There was an Italian, an Iraqi of Greek extraction, a Maltese.

2. The Semitic language of Malta, a variety of Arabic much influenced by Italian.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Semitic > Arabic > varieties of

Maltese1813

Sabaean1905

Iraqian1923

Mozarabic1949

MSA1963

Kuwaiti1967

Maghribi1986

1813 Q. Rev. Oct. 269 The Maltese is immediately derived from the modern Arabic, without any intervention from the Punic.

1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 346/1 The mother-tongue of the people, the Maltese, has continued in use.

1877 J. Morris in J. H. Pollen Life & Lett. J. Morris (1896) vii. 189 The worst of all is the case of those who know neither English or Italian, nothing but Maltese, which is a dialect of Arabic.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 628 Maltese, also, is of the Maghrib family.

1971 Guardian 17 Aug. 2/1 The traditional Speech from the Throne read in Maltese by the new Governor-General.

1992 Outdoor Action (BNC) Sept. 45 Maltese is a Semitic language with hints of Arabic—and imports from English and Italian.

a. U.S. = Maltese cat n. at Compounds.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of

blue cat1771

chartreuse1838

Maltese1857

Maltese cat1857

Abyssinian1871

Abyssinian cat1871

Russian Blue1872

Malay cat1881

chinchilla1889

longhair1889

Russian longhair1889

Maine cat1900

short-hair1903

British Shorthair1923

British Blue1929

Burmese cat1939

rex1958

rag doll1970

Maine Coon1971

1857 S. H. Hammond Wild Northern Scenes 120 One great Maltese, with eyes like tea-plates, and a tail like a Bologna sausage, grinned and sputtered, and spit.

1897 R. M. Stuart In Simpkinsville 5 Th'aint a cat in Simpkinsville, hardly, that don't show a trace o' Jim Meredith's Maltee.

1918 J. C. Lincoln Shavings 45 Nate Roger's old maltee never shed all that alone.

b. A European breed of toy dog having long white silky fur; a dog of this breed.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > toy > Maltese

Maltese doga1779

Maltese1860

Maltese terrier1880

1860 C. M. Yonge Hopes & Fears II. xii. 219 The rough, shaggy white dog..seemed disposed to spring at the Maltese in Bertha's arms.

1902 Daily Tel. 13 Feb. 6/4 In one of the annexes of the hall are shown the Griffons, the Maltese and other miniatures.

1950 A. C. Smith Dogs since 1900 318 The Maltese. This, one of the oldest of the toy breeds in Europe, at one time had ‘Terrier’ added to its name.

1989 Encycl. Brit. VII. 746/1 Maltese, breed of toy dog named for the island of Malta, where it may have originated about 2,800 years ago.

4. = Maltese lace n. at Compounds.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > made or originating in specific place

Flanders lace1641

Flandersa1685

Honiton lace1688

Mechlin lace1689

Mechlin1701

Valenciennes lace1717

Valenciennes1801

Malines lace1830

Maltese lace1851

Alençon1857

Maltese1859

Binche1865

Maltese guipure1865

Valc1890

1859 Habits Good Society iv. 179 Trimmings of Brussels lace or of Mechlin, or of Maltese, are preferable.

1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 340/1 The lace made in Ceylon and Madras resembles Maltese.

1900 E. Jackson Hist. Hand-made Lace 180 In Ceylon the natives work a kind of Maltese.

1908 Athenæum 16 Feb. 198/3 From Russian lace to torchon is not a wide step, but the latter is superior, shading off..into Maltese.

1984 P. Earnshaw Identification of Lace (ed. 2) iii. 107 The border was of the simple six-pin form, in contrast to the more elaborate, though also plaited, nine-pin border of Beds Maltese and Maltese.

B. adj.

a. Of or relating to Malta and its inhabitants; (also) of or relating to the Knights of Malta.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of Malta > [adjective]

Maltese1728

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Malta, Gozo, and Cyprus > [adjective] > Malta

Maltesian1658

Maltese1728

1728 Stamford Mercury 4 Apr. 109 They write from Malaga, that a Malthese Man of War, of 50 Guns, had taken and brought in there a Salee Rover of 10 Guns and 50 Moors.

1741 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 533/2 A Maltese Man of War attacking..three Turks of equal Force.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 289 The Lap-dog, at the time of Doctor Caius, was of Maltese breed.

1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 491/1 At the first landing of the Maltese knights.

1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 401/2 The attempt..proved unsuccessful through the base avarice of the Maltese forces.

1837 G. C. Lewis Let. 3 Apr. (1870) 77 The vulgar adjective from Malta, used by sailors and others in the island is Maltee.

1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 350/1 The Maltese people at length obtained the fulfilment of their wishes.

1869 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Gleanings I. 97 The legend of the Maltese money ran—non æs sed fides.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 514 Maltese authorities were ignorant of the disabilities of British Nonconformists at common law.

1953 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 19 41 (title) The prehistoric culture-sequence in the Maltese Archipelago.

1992 Spoken Eng. 25 61 She returned to England..with..a firm groundwork of goodwill and friendship from Maltese teachers.

b. Designating a variety of blood orange.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [adjective] > of types of citrus fruit

Maltese1773

pomelo1803

etrog1888

Jaffaa1916

sour orange1920

tangelo1932

1773 P. Brydone Tour Sicily & Malta I. xv. 311 The Maltese oranges certainly deserve the character they have, of being the finest in the world.

1824 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) iii. i. 767 The Maltese orange, distinguished by its red pulp, is also a noted and much-esteemed sort.

1862 S. Hereman Handbk. Vine & Fruit Tree Cultiv. 43 Maltese blood oranges.

1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 812/1 ‘Maltese’ or ‘Blood’ oranges, much grown in southern Italy, are distinguished by the deep-red tint of the pulp.

1989 G. M. de Rougemont Field Guide Crops Brit. & Europe 106/1 Blood oranges have entirely or partly blood-red flesh; well-known cvs include ‘Maltese’ and ‘St. Michael’.

Compounds

Maltese cat n. a breed of cat with short bluish-grey fur; a cat of this breed.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of

blue cat1771

chartreuse1838

Maltese1857

Maltese cat1857

Abyssinian1871

Abyssinian cat1871

Russian Blue1872

Malay cat1881

chinchilla1889

longhair1889

Russian longhair1889

Maine cat1900

short-hair1903

British Shorthair1923

British Blue1929

Burmese cat1939

rex1958

rag doll1970

Maine Coon1971

1835 C. M. Sedgwick Home ii. 16 She had taken a..kite belonging to her brother Wallace, cut a hole in the centre, thrust into it the head of her pet Maltese kitten.]

1857 in Notes & Queries 26 Sept. 247/2 A New York merchant recently sent for a cargo of Maltese cats from that celebrated island.

1902 ‘D. Whittington’ Cat Man. ii. 32 There is a strain of short-haired blue cats known as Maltese cats, which used to be extremely popular in America.

1918 W. Cather My Ántonia in Early Novels & Stories i. ii. 11 A big Maltese cat came up and rubbed himself against the tub, watching me curiously.

Maltese dog n. = sense A. 3b.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > toy > Maltese

Maltese doga1779

Maltese1860

Maltese terrier1880

a1779 A. Hervey Jrnl. (1953) (modernized text) 175 She brought a little Maltese dog in her arms with her.

1796 P. A. Nemnich Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lex. v The hairy Maltese dog. Canis Melitaeus. The small Maltese dog..Canis brevipilis.

1864 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 287/1 Maltese Dog, a small kind of spaniel, with roundish muzzle, and long, silky, generally white hair.

1922 R. Leighton Compl. Bk. Dog 302 The showy whiteness and soft, silky texture of its coat must always cause the Maltese dog to be admired.

1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 534 There is not much information available about the first importations of Maltese dogs into the United States.

Maltese fungus n. = Maltese mushroom n.

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1874 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 12 325 Close off its entrance lies the curious rock known as the Fungus or General's Rock (Hágret el General), a locality for the once famous Cynomorium coccineum, or ‘Maltese fungus’.

1894 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants I. 198 In those days they [sc. the spadices of Cynomorium] were even collected for the sake of this property, and sold in apothecaries' shops under the name of the Maltese fungus (Fungus melitensis).

† Maltese guipure n. Obsolete = Maltese lace n.

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Flanders lace1641

Flandersa1685

Honiton lace1688

Mechlin lace1689

Mechlin1701

Valenciennes lace1717

Valenciennes1801

Malines lace1830

Maltese lace1851

Alençon1857

Maltese1859

Binche1865

Maltese guipure1865

Valc1890

1865 F. B. Palliser Hist. Lace v. 76 The Ciglia family..commenced the manufacture of the white and black Maltese guipure, till then unknown in the island.

1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 339/2 A school for lace making has lately been founded in Madras. The lace made is the black and white silk Maltese Guipure.

Maltese lace n. a variety of bobbin lace originally made in Malta, usually of black, cream, or white silk, and typically incorporating the Maltese cross and wheatears in its design; (also in later use) any plaited bobbin lace inspired by the Maltese style, esp. the English lace known more fully as Bedfordshire Maltese lace (also Beds-Maltese lace).

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Flanders lace1641

Flandersa1685

Honiton lace1688

Mechlin lace1689

Mechlin1701

Valenciennes lace1717

Valenciennes1801

Malines lace1830

Maltese lace1851

Alençon1857

Maltese1859

Binche1865

Maltese guipure1865

Valc1890

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 563/1 Maltese lace, made at the Carmelite convent, Waterford.

1856 E. C. Gaskell Let. ?22 July (1966) 397 Did you look after black, (imitation,—Cambray, or Maltese) lace, for I want you to choose it.

1983 P. Nottingham Bobbin Lace Making vii. 48 Bedfordshire (Beds-Maltese) lace, a development from Maltese lace, is an elaboration of simple plaited lace.

1991 R. Pickernell Yanto's Summer 138 The inserts of silk brocade and real Maltese lace were hand sewn.

Maltese mushroom n. a parasitic flowering plant, Cynomorium coccineum (family Cynomoriaceae), once thought peculiar to Malta and Gozo, which was formerly called Fungus melitensis because of its resemblance to a stinkhorn fungus and valued as a styptic.

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1805 L. de Boisgelin Anc. & Mod. Malta I. i. iv. 72 The grand-masters had the sole privilege of gathering this plant, named Fungus Melitensis—Maltese Mushroom.

1978 D. J. Mabberley in V. H. Heywood Flowering Plants of World 175/3 It [sc. Cynomorium coccineum] is so unlike flowering plants in its appearance that in medieval times it was known as Fungus melitensis, or Maltese mushroom.

† Maltese point n. Obsolete a type of needlelace of similar design to Italian needle laces, formerly produced in Malta.

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1864 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 5/1 Venetian-point,..Maltese-point: in all these the pattern is flatter than in the Rose-point.

1887 Colonial & Indian Exhib., London 1886: Rep. Colonial Sections 357 Malta is also noted for its Balla lace, an old Maltese point lace worked by amateurs for ecclesiastical purposes.

Maltese stone n. a type of soft stone quarried in Malta.

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1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 238/1 Maltese stone, a soft stone quarried in Malta, used for carving, and for making large jars, &c.

Maltese terrier n. = sense A. 3b.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > toy > Maltese

Maltese doga1779

Maltese1860

Maltese terrier1880

1880 H. Dalziel Brit. Dogs iii. vii. 430 Whether the dog we now call a Maltese terrier be a descendant more or less pure from the breed Strabo wrote of, it is now impossible to say.

1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 534 Although declared by some to be ‘spaniels’, they were classified in the Terrier Group by Richardson in the middle of the 19th century, hence the name Maltese Terrier which was in common use in England until the late 1950's.

1992 1001 Images of Dogs i. 14 The Coton de Tuléar comes from Madagascar. Very similar to the Maltese terrier in appearance.

† Maltese vulture n. Obsolete the Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus.

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the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > vultures or a vulture > genus Neophron > species percnopterus (Egyptian vulture)

ossifrage1572

geir-eagle1611

Pharaoh's hen1757

Maltese vulture1781

Pharaoh's chicken1799

neophron1833

scavenger-vulture1885

1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 15 Maltese Vulture... This bird inhabits many parts of Europe, chiefly the island of Malta.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 472/1 Neophron percnopterus... This is the..Maltese Vulture of Latham.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	maltese
释义	Maltesen.adj. Brit. /mɔːlˈtiːz/, /mɒlˈtiːz/, U.S. /mɔlˈtiz/, /mɑlˈtiz/ Forms: Singular 1600s–1700s Malthese, 1600s– Maltese, 1800s– Maltee (slang). Plural 1500s Maltez, 1600s Malteses, 1600s Malteze, 1600s Maltezes, 1700s– Maltese. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Malta , -ese suffix. Etymology: < Malta (see Malta n.) + -ese suffix.In quot. 1585 at sense A. 1 after Middle French Malteses (feminine plural adjective); compare French Maltais (1606). With sense A. 3 perhaps compare ancient Greek κυνδίδιον Μελιταῖον Maltese (see Melitaean adj. and discussion at that entry). Compare Maltezan (also Maltezen), attested as an adjective in W. Lithgow Totall Disc. (1632). A. n. 1. (a) A native or an inhabitant of Malta. †(b) A member of the Knights Hospitallers (with headquarters in Malta). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of Malta > [noun] Maltese1585 Maltesian1656 Malt1959 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. xvi. f. 17 There is great aboundaunce of Curtisans, both Greeke, Italian, Spaniards, Moores, and Maltez. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 227 With him a Maltese, whose father was an English man. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 234 The Malteses are little lesse tawnie then the Moores. 1630 P. Massinger Renegado ii. v. sig. E2^v Your fellow Pirats Sir, the bold Malteze Whom with your lookes you thinke to quell. 1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 195 The Malteses [sc. the Knights of Malta] having made prize of them, arriv'd afterwards in Candy. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. v. 316 I may have occasion elsewhere, very probably, to re-introduce the Maltese. 1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 492/2 The Maltese still continued to behave with their usual valour against the Turks. 1838 J. L. Stephens Incidents Trav. Greece, Turkey, Russia 41/1 An old Maltese, who spoke French and Italian. 1870 A. L. Adams Notes Naturalist Nile Valley & Malta 107 The Maltese practice caprification extensively. 1963 T. Morris & P. Morris Pentonville ii. 27 The work of the general work cleaners..is frequently given to the Maltese and ‘blacks’. 1991 K. Spink tr. D. Lapierre Beyond Love I. iii. 16 There was an Italian, an Iraqi of Greek extraction, a Maltese. 2. The Semitic language of Malta, a variety of Arabic much influenced by Italian. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Semitic > Arabic > varieties of Maltese1813 Sabaean1905 Iraqian1923 Mozarabic1949 MSA1963 Kuwaiti1967 Maghribi1986 1813 Q. Rev. Oct. 269 The Maltese is immediately derived from the modern Arabic, without any intervention from the Punic. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 346/1 The mother-tongue of the people, the Maltese, has continued in use. 1877 J. Morris in J. H. Pollen Life & Lett. J. Morris (1896) vii. 189 The worst of all is the case of those who know neither English or Italian, nothing but Maltese, which is a dialect of Arabic. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 628 Maltese, also, is of the Maghrib family. 1971 Guardian 17 Aug. 2/1 The traditional Speech from the Throne read in Maltese by the new Governor-General. 1992 Outdoor Action (BNC) Sept. 45 Maltese is a Semitic language with hints of Arabic—and imports from English and Italian. 3. a. U.S. = Maltese cat n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of blue cat1771 chartreuse1838 Maltese1857 Maltese cat1857 Abyssinian1871 Abyssinian cat1871 Russian Blue1872 Malay cat1881 chinchilla1889 longhair1889 Russian longhair1889 Maine cat1900 short-hair1903 British Shorthair1923 British Blue1929 Burmese cat1939 rex1958 rag doll1970 Maine Coon1971 1857 S. H. Hammond Wild Northern Scenes 120 One great Maltese, with eyes like tea-plates, and a tail like a Bologna sausage, grinned and sputtered, and spit. 1897 R. M. Stuart In Simpkinsville 5 Th'aint a cat in Simpkinsville, hardly, that don't show a trace o' Jim Meredith's Maltee. 1918 J. C. Lincoln Shavings 45 Nate Roger's old maltee never shed all that alone. b. A European breed of toy dog having long white silky fur; a dog of this breed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > toy > Maltese Maltese doga1779 Maltese1860 Maltese terrier1880 1860 C. M. Yonge Hopes & Fears II. xii. 219 The rough, shaggy white dog..seemed disposed to spring at the Maltese in Bertha's arms. 1902 Daily Tel. 13 Feb. 6/4 In one of the annexes of the hall are shown the Griffons, the Maltese and other miniatures. 1950 A. C. Smith Dogs since 1900 318 The Maltese. This, one of the oldest of the toy breeds in Europe, at one time had ‘Terrier’ added to its name. 1989 Encycl. Brit. VII. 746/1 Maltese, breed of toy dog named for the island of Malta, where it may have originated about 2,800 years ago. 4. = Maltese lace n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > made or originating in specific place Flanders lace1641 Flandersa1685 Honiton lace1688 Mechlin lace1689 Mechlin1701 Valenciennes lace1717 Valenciennes1801 Malines lace1830 Maltese lace1851 Alençon1857 Maltese1859 Binche1865 Maltese guipure1865 Valc1890 1859 Habits Good Society iv. 179 Trimmings of Brussels lace or of Mechlin, or of Maltese, are preferable. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 340/1 The lace made in Ceylon and Madras resembles Maltese. 1900 E. Jackson Hist. Hand-made Lace 180 In Ceylon the natives work a kind of Maltese. 1908 Athenæum 16 Feb. 198/3 From Russian lace to torchon is not a wide step, but the latter is superior, shading off..into Maltese. 1984 P. Earnshaw Identification of Lace (ed. 2) iii. 107 The border was of the simple six-pin form, in contrast to the more elaborate, though also plaited, nine-pin border of Beds Maltese and Maltese. B. adj. a. Of or relating to Malta and its inhabitants; (also) of or relating to the Knights of Malta. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of Malta > [adjective] Maltese1728 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Malta, Gozo, and Cyprus > [adjective] > Malta Maltesian1658 Maltese1728 1728 Stamford Mercury 4 Apr. 109 They write from Malaga, that a Malthese Man of War, of 50 Guns, had taken and brought in there a Salee Rover of 10 Guns and 50 Moors. 1741 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 533/2 A Maltese Man of War attacking..three Turks of equal Force. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 289 The Lap-dog, at the time of Doctor Caius, was of Maltese breed. 1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 491/1 At the first landing of the Maltese knights. 1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 401/2 The attempt..proved unsuccessful through the base avarice of the Maltese forces. 1837 G. C. Lewis Let. 3 Apr. (1870) 77 The vulgar adjective from Malta, used by sailors and others in the island is Maltee. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 350/1 The Maltese people at length obtained the fulfilment of their wishes. 1869 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Gleanings I. 97 The legend of the Maltese money ran—non æs sed fides. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 514 Maltese authorities were ignorant of the disabilities of British Nonconformists at common law. 1953 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 19 41 (title) The prehistoric culture-sequence in the Maltese Archipelago. 1992 Spoken Eng. 25 61 She returned to England..with..a firm groundwork of goodwill and friendship from Maltese teachers. b. Designating a variety of blood orange. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [adjective] > of types of citrus fruit Maltese1773 pomelo1803 etrog1888 Jaffaa1916 sour orange1920 tangelo1932 1773 P. Brydone Tour Sicily & Malta I. xv. 311 The Maltese oranges certainly deserve the character they have, of being the finest in the world. 1824 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) iii. i. 767 The Maltese orange, distinguished by its red pulp, is also a noted and much-esteemed sort. 1862 S. Hereman Handbk. Vine & Fruit Tree Cultiv. 43 Maltese blood oranges. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 812/1 ‘Maltese’ or ‘Blood’ oranges, much grown in southern Italy, are distinguished by the deep-red tint of the pulp. 1989 G. M. de Rougemont Field Guide Crops Brit. & Europe 106/1 Blood oranges have entirely or partly blood-red flesh; well-known cvs include ‘Maltese’ and ‘St. Michael’. Compounds Maltese cat n. a breed of cat with short bluish-grey fur; a cat of this breed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of blue cat1771 chartreuse1838 Maltese1857 Maltese cat1857 Abyssinian1871 Abyssinian cat1871 Russian Blue1872 Malay cat1881 chinchilla1889 longhair1889 Russian longhair1889 Maine cat1900 short-hair1903 British Shorthair1923 British Blue1929 Burmese cat1939 rex1958 rag doll1970 Maine Coon1971 1835 C. M. Sedgwick Home ii. 16 She had taken a..kite belonging to her brother Wallace, cut a hole in the centre, thrust into it the head of her pet Maltese kitten.] 1857 in Notes & Queries 26 Sept. 247/2 A New York merchant recently sent for a cargo of Maltese cats from that celebrated island. 1902 ‘D. Whittington’ Cat Man. ii. 32 There is a strain of short-haired blue cats known as Maltese cats, which used to be extremely popular in America. 1918 W. Cather My Ántonia in Early Novels & Stories i. ii. 11 A big Maltese cat came up and rubbed himself against the tub, watching me curiously. Maltese dog n. = sense A. 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > toy > Maltese Maltese doga1779 Maltese1860 Maltese terrier1880 a1779 A. Hervey Jrnl. (1953) (modernized text) 175 She brought a little Maltese dog in her arms with her. 1796 P. A. Nemnich Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lex. v The hairy Maltese dog. Canis Melitaeus. The small Maltese dog..Canis brevipilis. 1864 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 287/1 Maltese Dog, a small kind of spaniel, with roundish muzzle, and long, silky, generally white hair. 1922 R. Leighton Compl. Bk. Dog 302 The showy whiteness and soft, silky texture of its coat must always cause the Maltese dog to be admired. 1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 534 There is not much information available about the first importations of Maltese dogs into the United States. Maltese fungus n. = Maltese mushroom n. ΚΠ 1874 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 12 325 Close off its entrance lies the curious rock known as the Fungus or General's Rock (Hágret el General), a locality for the once famous Cynomorium coccineum, or ‘Maltese fungus’. 1894 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants I. 198 In those days they [sc. the spadices of Cynomorium] were even collected for the sake of this property, and sold in apothecaries' shops under the name of the Maltese fungus (Fungus melitensis). † Maltese guipure n. Obsolete = Maltese lace n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > made or originating in specific place Flanders lace1641 Flandersa1685 Honiton lace1688 Mechlin lace1689 Mechlin1701 Valenciennes lace1717 Valenciennes1801 Malines lace1830 Maltese lace1851 Alençon1857 Maltese1859 Binche1865 Maltese guipure1865 Valc1890 1865 F. B. Palliser Hist. Lace v. 76 The Ciglia family..commenced the manufacture of the white and black Maltese guipure, till then unknown in the island. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 339/2 A school for lace making has lately been founded in Madras. The lace made is the black and white silk Maltese Guipure. Maltese lace n. a variety of bobbin lace originally made in Malta, usually of black, cream, or white silk, and typically incorporating the Maltese cross and wheatears in its design; (also in later use) any plaited bobbin lace inspired by the Maltese style, esp. the English lace known more fully as Bedfordshire Maltese lace (also Beds-Maltese lace). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > made or originating in specific place Flanders lace1641 Flandersa1685 Honiton lace1688 Mechlin lace1689 Mechlin1701 Valenciennes lace1717 Valenciennes1801 Malines lace1830 Maltese lace1851 Alençon1857 Maltese1859 Binche1865 Maltese guipure1865 Valc1890 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 563/1 Maltese lace, made at the Carmelite convent, Waterford. 1856 E. C. Gaskell Let. ?22 July (1966) 397 Did you look after black, (imitation,—Cambray, or Maltese) lace, for I want you to choose it. 1983 P. Nottingham Bobbin Lace Making vii. 48 Bedfordshire (Beds-Maltese) lace, a development from Maltese lace, is an elaboration of simple plaited lace. 1991 R. Pickernell Yanto's Summer 138 The inserts of silk brocade and real Maltese lace were hand sewn. Maltese mushroom n. a parasitic flowering plant, Cynomorium coccineum (family Cynomoriaceae), once thought peculiar to Malta and Gozo, which was formerly called Fungus melitensis because of its resemblance to a stinkhorn fungus and valued as a styptic. ΚΠ 1805 L. de Boisgelin Anc. & Mod. Malta I. i. iv. 72 The grand-masters had the sole privilege of gathering this plant, named Fungus Melitensis—Maltese Mushroom. 1978 D. J. Mabberley in V. H. Heywood Flowering Plants of World 175/3 It [sc. Cynomorium coccineum] is so unlike flowering plants in its appearance that in medieval times it was known as Fungus melitensis, or Maltese mushroom. † Maltese point n. Obsolete a type of needlelace of similar design to Italian needle laces, formerly produced in Malta. ΚΠ 1864 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 5/1 Venetian-point,..Maltese-point: in all these the pattern is flatter than in the Rose-point. 1887 Colonial & Indian Exhib., London 1886: Rep. Colonial Sections 357 Malta is also noted for its Balla lace, an old Maltese point lace worked by amateurs for ecclesiastical purposes. Maltese stone n. a type of soft stone quarried in Malta. ΚΠ 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 238/1 Maltese stone, a soft stone quarried in Malta, used for carving, and for making large jars, &c. Maltese terrier n. = sense A. 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > toy > Maltese Maltese doga1779 Maltese1860 Maltese terrier1880 1880 H. Dalziel Brit. Dogs iii. vii. 430 Whether the dog we now call a Maltese terrier be a descendant more or less pure from the breed Strabo wrote of, it is now impossible to say. 1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 534 Although declared by some to be ‘spaniels’, they were classified in the Terrier Group by Richardson in the middle of the 19th century, hence the name Maltese Terrier which was in common use in England until the late 1950's. 1992 1001 Images of Dogs i. 14 The Coton de Tuléar comes from Madagascar. Very similar to the Maltese terrier in appearance. † Maltese vulture n. Obsolete the Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > vultures or a vulture > genus Neophron > species percnopterus (Egyptian vulture) ossifrage1572 geir-eagle1611 Pharaoh's hen1757 Maltese vulture1781 Pharaoh's chicken1799 neophron1833 scavenger-vulture1885 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 15 Maltese Vulture... This bird inhabits many parts of Europe, chiefly the island of Malta. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 472/1 Neophron percnopterus... This is the..Maltese Vulture of Latham. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1585
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