Florentine

[flawr-uhn-teen, -tahyn, flor-]

adjective

1. of or relating to Florence, Italy.

   the Florentine poets of the 14th century.

2. pertaining to or designating the style of art developed in Florence during the late 13th to 15th centuries.

3. (of food) served or prepared with spinach.

   eggs Florentine.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Florence, Italy.

2. (often lowercase),  a cookie made with orange peel and almonds and coated with chocolate.

Florentine

/ ˈflɒrənˌtaɪn /

adjective

1. of or relating to Florence

2. (usually postpositive) (of food) served or prepared with spinach

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Florence

2. a biscuit containing nuts and dried fruit and coated with chocolate

3. a type of domestic fancy pigeon somewhat resembling the Modena

Other Word Forms

• anti-Florentine adjective
• pro-Florentine adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Florentine¹

1535–45; < Latin Flōrentīnus pertaining to Flōrentia Florence; -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Glazier Vincenzo Perugia hid the Renaissance masterpiece in his Paris home for two years before trying to sell the portrait to a Florentine dealer.

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He was handsome enough: with profiles at the time gushing over his "fine-lined aristocratic face, suggesting a young Florentine noble - straight out of the Renaissance".

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The Florentine Renaissance artist, engineer and polymath made the most famous picture of all time, a painted poplar panel that hangs in virtual isolation in the Salle des États at Paris’ Louvre Museum.

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Salusa Secundus, the Imperium’s seat, resembles a cross between a “Blade Runner” red light district and a Florentine court when the Medicis were running the show.

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She then went on to explain what osso bucco is — also differentiating between traditional, Milanese and Florentine styles — before she launches into making the Florentine iteration.

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