Florentine

American  

[flawr-uhn-teen, -tahyn, flor-] / ˈflɔr ənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn, ˈflɒr- /

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 British  

/ 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

Etymology

Origin of Florentine

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

Example Sentences

These children lived in the literal shadow of Florentine artistic genius: The building in which the Innocenti was housed is a particularly brilliant example of Romanesque architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pure-gold florin, the coin of Renaissance Florentine, performed 300 years of honorable service.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Barron's

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".

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times