† Melitanadj.

Forms: 1600s Melitane, 1800s Melitan.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Melita , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Melita (see Melitaean adj., and etymological note at that entry) + -an suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Designating a breed of small dog associated with the island of Melita or Mljet. Cf. Melitaean adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

puppetly1576

Melitan1600

Melitaean1607

toy1806

miniature1903

1600 F. Thynne Emblemes & Epigr. (1876) 23 The melitane dogge, bredd onlie for delight, Whose force is smale, though voice be lowde and shrill.

1848 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 63 183/2 I suppose the little pets admitted to the table were the small Melitan dogs, such as Lucian speaks of in his ‘Private Tutor’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	melitan
释义	† Melitanadj. Forms: 1600s Melitane, 1800s Melitan. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Melita , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Melita (see Melitaean adj., and etymological note at that entry) + -an suffix. Obsolete. rare. Designating a breed of small dog associated with the island of Melita or Mljet. Cf. Melitaean adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [adjective] > toy puppetly1576 Melitan1600 Melitaean1607 toy1806 miniature1903 1600 F. Thynne Emblemes & Epigr. (1876) 23 The melitane dogge, bredd onlie for delight, Whose force is smale, though voice be lowde and shrill. 1848 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 63 183/2 I suppose the little pets admitted to the table were the small Melitan dogs, such as Lucian speaks of in his ‘Private Tutor’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1600
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