I.of or belonging to the isle of Malta, Melitan, Maltese: “vestis,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 72, § 176: “rosa,” id. ib. 2, 5, 11, § 27.—In plur. subst.: Mĕ-lĭtensia , ĭum (sc. vestimenta), Melitan garments, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 74, § 183 (but in Lucr. 4, 1130, the correct read. is alidensia).
Mĕlĭtensis , e, adj. Melita,