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Meaning of FLORENTINE

Pronunciation:  'florun`teen

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence; "Florentine art"
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Flor"en*tine\ (? or ?; 277), a. [L. Florentinus, fr.
    Florentia Florence: cf. F. florentin.]
    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.
    
  2. \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.
    
 

 

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