Tibetan terrier


noun

one of a breed of medium-sized dogs having a long, fine coat, in solid white, cream, gray, black, or parti-colored, with hair falling over the eyes and forming a beard on the lower jaw, and a curled tail, bred originally by lamas in Tibetan monasteries.

Origin of Tibetan terrier

First recorded in 1900–05

British Dictionary definitions for tibetan terrier

Tibetan terrier

noun

a breed of dog with a long dense shaggy coat: it resembles a small Old English sheepdog