florentine
IPA: fɫˈɔrʌntin
noun
- A biscuit consisting mostly of nuts and preserved fruit, usually coated with chocolate on one side.
- (obsolete) A kind of durable silk.
- (obsolete) A kind of pudding or tart or meat pie.
- A native or resident of the Italian city of Florence.
- (cooking) Alternative form of florentine (“biscuit”) [A biscuit consisting mostly of nuts and preserved fruit, usually coated with chocolate on one side.]
adjective
- Cooked or served with spinach.
- Of or relating to the Italian city of Florence.
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Examples of "florentine" in Sentences
- He was a Florentine miniaturist.
- A Florentine cutaway has a sharp bout.
- Emmanuel falls in love with Florentine.
- He even established a Florentine militia.
- He created a garden in the Florentine style.
- Corsini is the name of a Florentine princely family.
- Simonetta was instantly popular in the Florentine court.
- Florentine banking, the Black Death and the rise of the Medici.
- The event was a traumatic episode for the Florentine upper classes.
- The long terrace at the rear of the house is decorated with Florentine vases.
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