单词 | maltese cat |
释义 | > as lemmasMaltese cat 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. < as lemmas |
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