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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Florentine \Flor"en*tine\ (? or ?; 277), a. [L. Florentinus fr Florentia Florence: cf F. florentin.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Florentine \Flor"en*tine\, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Florence, a city in Italy. 2. A kind of silk. --Knight. 3. A kind of pudding or tart; a kind of meat pie. [Obs.] Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines. --Beau. & Fl From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Florentine adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence; "Florentine art" [syn: {Florentine}]
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