LHASA APSO

[Lha.sa ap.so] n, pl Lhasa apsos often cap A [Lhasa, Tibet + Tibetan apso] (1935): any of a Tibetan breed of small dogs that have a dense coat of long hard straight hair, a heavy fall over the eyes, heavy whiskers and beard, and a well-feathered tail curled over the back--called also Lhasa