Florentine
['flɔrəntain]
Definition
(noun.) a native or resident of Florence, Italy.
(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence; 'Florentine art' .
Checker: Lola--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Belonging or relating to Florence, in Italy.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Florence, a city in Italy.
(n.) A kind of silk.
(n.) A kind of pudding or tart; a kind of meat pie.
Typist: Malcolm
Definition
adj. pertaining to Florence in Tuscany.—n. a native or inhabitant thereof: a durable silk textile fabric—also Flor′ence: a pie with no crust beneath the meat.
Checker: Sandra
Examples
- The Florentine militia he created was a complete failure. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Florentine mosaics are the choicest in all the world. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Machiavelli reorganized the Florentine army, wrote speeches for the gonfalonier, was indeed the ruling intelligence in Florentine affairs. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This was the celebrated Florentine, Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They all call it a river, and they honestly think it is a river, do these dark and bloody Florentines. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Checked by Danny