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Definition of Florentine
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence. "Florentine art"
2. Noun. A native or resident of Florence, Italy.
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
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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