资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Maltese \Mal*tese"\, a.
   Of or pertaining to Malta or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing.
   & pl. A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta.

   {Maltese cat} (Zo["o]l.), a mouse-colored variety of the
      domestic cat.

   {Maltese cross}. See Illust. 5, of {Cross}.

   {Maltese dog} (Zo["o]l.), a breed of small terriers, having
      long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta.

资料来源 : WordNet®

maltese cross
     n 1: Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense
          terminal heads [syn: {scarlet lychnis}, {Lychins
          chalcedonica}]
     2: a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points
        toward the center