FLORENTINE

a. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

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.
n.

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

3.
n.

A kind of silk. Knight.

4.
n.

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


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