Florentine Definition

flôrən-tēn, -tīn, flŏr-
adjective
Of Florence, Italy, or its people or culture.
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Designating a metal finish, as for jewelry, with finely incised lines that impart a dull luster.
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Prepared or served with cooked spinach, and, often, covered with a light cheese sauce.
Chicken Florentine.
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noun
A person born or living in Florence, Italy.
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A biscuit consisting mostly of nuts and preserved fruit, usually coated with chocolate on one side.

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Noun

Singular:
Florentine
Plural:
florentines

Origin of Florentine

  • Latin Flōrentīnus from Flōrentia Florence, Italy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French florentin.

    From Wiktionary

Florentine Sentence Examples

  • Upon these embassies Machiavelli represented the Florentine dieci in quality of envoy.

  • He contributed to the Antologia, a celebrated Florentine review, and in 1847 founded a newspaper called L' Italia, the programme of which, was "Reform and Nationality."

  • It was afterwards adopted by other cities, and first appears on a Florentine battlefield in 1228.

  • The Florentine carroccio was usually followed by a smaller car bearing the martinella, a bell to ring out military signals.

  • The Florentine mosaics are perhaps better known abroad; they are composed of larger pieces than the Roman.

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