Definition of Florentine

1. Noun. A native or resident of Florence, Italy.

Group relationships: Firenze, Florence
Generic synonyms: Italian

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence. "Florentine art"
Partainyms: Florence

Definition of Florentine

1. a. Belonging or relating to Florence, in Italy.

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

Definition of Florentine

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the Italian city of Florence. ¹

2. Noun. A native or resident of the Italian city of Florence. ¹

3. Adjective. Cooked or served with spinach. ¹

4. Noun. A biscuit consisting mostly of nuts and preserved fruit, usually coated with chocolate on one side. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Florentine

Flocks
Flodden
Flodden Field
Flood's ligament
Flora
Florabama
Floreal
Florence
Florence Nightingale
Florence fennel
Florence fennels
Florence flask
Florence flasks
Florentine (current term)
Florentine iris
Florentines
Florenz Ziegfeld
Florey
Florey unit
Florianópolis
Florida
Florida anise
Florida arrowroot
Florida bean
Florida beans
Florida flambe
Florida flambes
Florida gallinule

Literary usage of Florentine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1874)
"Florentine roses 1 Gallants, who'll buy 7" He came In splendor, ... She brought her roses, Florentine rosee, Holding them up with a smile and a sigh ..."

2. Apollo: An Illustrated Manual of the History of Art Throughout the Ages by Salomon Reinach (1907)
"The Extinction of the Florentine School hastened by Michelangelo.—The Titanic Nature of Michelangelo's Genius.—His Early Masterpieces of Sculpture. ..."

3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1822)
"THE ANGLO-Florentine. How agreeable are the sensations of an enlightened Englisman as he approaches Florence, the Athens of Italy —the centre of ..."

4. The Road in Tuscany: A Commentary by Maurice Henry Hewlett (1904)
"So here, in matter of association, you touch the furthest point backward in Florentine story. You are behind San Giovanni, San Miniato, and every existing ..."

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