FLORENTINE

Florentine

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence, Italy; “Florentine art”

Florentine

(noun) a native or resident of Florence, Italy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

florentine (not comparable)

Cooked or served with spinach.

Noun

florentine (countable and uncountable, plural florentines)

A biscuit consisting mostly of nuts and preserved fruit, usually coated with chocolate on one side.

Synonym: Florentine

(obsolete) A kind of durable silk.

(obsolete) A kind of pudding or tart or meat pie.

Anagrams

• nonfertile

Etymology

Adjective

Florentine (comparative more Florentine, superlative most Florentine)

Of or relating to the Italian city of Florence.

Noun

Florentine (plural Florentines)

A native or resident of the Italian city of Florence.

(culinary) Alternative form of florentine (“biscuit”)

Anagrams

• nonfertile

Source: Wiktionary


Flor"en*tine ( or ; 277), a. Etym: [L. Florentinus, fr. Florentia Florence: cf. F. florentin.]

Definition: Belonging or relating to Florence, in Italy. Florentine mosaic, a mosaic of hard or semiprecious stones, often so chosen and arranged that their natural colors represent leaves, flowers, and the like, inlaid in a background, usually of black or white marble.

Flor"en*tine, n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Florence, a city in Italy.

2. A kind of silk. Knight.

3. A kind of pudding or tart; a kind of meat pie. [Obs.] Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines. Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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