Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Eddy kite \Ed"dy kite\ Called also {Malay kite}. [After William
   A. Eddy, American kite expert.]
   A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed
   to the wind. This kite was extensively used by Eddy in his
   famous meteorological experiments. It is now generally
   superseded by the box kite.