Florentine

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adjective

Flor·​en·​tine ˈflȯr-ən-ˌtēn 

ˈflär-,

-ˌtīn

1

a

: of or relating to Florence, Italy

b

: machiavellian

Florentine politics

2

: served or dressed with spinach

poached eggs Florentine

3

: having a matte brushed finish

Florentine gold

Florentine

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noun

plural Florentines

: a native or inhabitant of Florence and especially of Florence, Italy

Examples of Florentine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Main course choices are lobster quiche Florentine served with a Fuji apple salad, roasted avocado and crab cake on brioche toast, or steak and eggs with potatoes au gratin and redeye gravy. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2023

The museum’s modernist design, penned by the Florentine architecture firm IPO Studio, forms a stark contrast to those yellowish, weathered walls. —Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2023

Noun

The painting depicts Maffeo Barberini, a Florentine aristocrat who was coronated as Pope Urban VIII in 1623. —Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024

The dominant text inside is actually Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories, a lengthy chronicle of Florence commissioned by Pope Leo X. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

borrowed from Medieval Latin Flōrentīnus, from Flōrentia florence + Latin -īnus -ine entry 1

Noun

Middle English Florentyn, borrowed from Medieval Latin Flōrentīnus, noun derivative of Flōrentīnus "of Florence, florentine entry 1"

First Known Use

Adjective

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1523, in the meaning defined above