Florentine
adjective
uk/ˈflɒr.ən.taɪn//ˈflɒr.ən.tiːn/us/ˈflɔːr.ən.tiːn//ˈflɔːr.ən.taɪn/Florentineadjective(FROM FLORENCE)
from, in, orrelatingto theItaliancityof Florence:
Thebasisof themodernItalianlanguagewasestablishedby the FlorentinepoetDante Alighieri.
Sherecommendedseveral Florentinerestaurants.
- In theperiodfrom 1515 to 1524 the FlorentinepaintersRosso Fiorentino and Jacopo da Pontormobrokeaway fromRenaissanceclassicism.
- ThemenuisbasedonauthenticFlorentinecooking.
- Among the Florentinesculpturein themuseumis abustof Lorenzo de Medici by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- WeserveaclassicTuscanmealthatincludesa Florentineterrinemade withduckandchickenlivers.
- Themeetingtookplaceat a Florentinevilla.
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Florentineadjective(IN COOKING)
[after noun](alsoflorentine)(alsoà la florentine)
cookedwithspinachorservedon alayerofspinach(= adarkgreenleafeatenas avegetable):
ForbreakfastI hadeggsflorentine.
The Chicken Florentine isstuffedwithricottaandspinach.
- The Tilapia Florentine was very good - thesaucewasdeliciousandlight, made withfreshspinach.
- Inclassiccuisinethenameof thedish, such as Sole à la florentine or Sole florentine,designatesitsparticulargarnish.
- Dishesspanthe globe--mushroom Florentine, American-styleporkspareribs.
- Myfavouritedishwascrawfishflorentinestuffedinto asmallFrenchbread.
Cookery terms
- amandine
- au gratin
- courgetti
- cube steak
- cuisine
- curdle
- dessertspoon
- dessertspoonful
- extra-rare
- leavening
- lemony
- mirepoix
- mise en place
- niçoise
- tablespoonful
- teaspoonful
- uncooked
- à la grecque
- à la king
- à la mode
Florentine
noun[C]
uk/ˈflɒr.ən.taɪn//ˈflɒr.ən.tiːn/us/ˈflɔːr.ən.taɪn//ˈflɔːr.ən.tiːn/Florentinenoun[C](PERSON)
someone who comes from orlivesin theItaliancityof Florence:
Filippo Strozzi the Elder (1428-1491) was one of therichestFlorentines of hisday.
ShemarriedanItalianandbecameanadoptedFlorentine.
- "The Decameron" is Boccaccio'sbawdytaleof 14th-century Florentines whofleeto thecountrysidetoescapetheplagueandspend10daysspinningstoriesto one another.
- This is Deborah, theprophetess, aspaintedby the Florentine, Del Fonca.
- Thechurchisreveredby Florentines as the lastrestingplaceof manygreatItalians.
Towns & regions: city names & their inhabitants
- Aberdeen
- Aberdonian
- Abidjan
- Abu Dhabi
- Abuja
- Boston
- Bozeman
- Brasília
- Bratislava
- Brazzaville
- Dundonian
- Durham
- Dushanbe
- Edinburgh
- El Paso
- Madrid
- manchester
- Melbourne
- Memphis
- Miami
Florentinenoun[C](BISCUIT)
(alsoflorentine)
abiscuitmade fromnutsanddriedfruitheldtogether withmeltedbutter,sugar, andhoney,bakedthencoveredwith alayerofchocolate:
She came in with aplateof florentines.
- Use aspoontospreadmeltedchocolateover theflatbaseof each florentine.
- Theyselldelicioushandmadetrufflesand florentines.
- Bake the florentines for 10minutesuntil they are adeepgoldencolour.
- Cooking monkfish for 10 and makingorangeFlorentines is adisplacementactivitytostopmeworrying.
Biscuits
- amaretto
- animal cracker
- Anzac biscuit
- baked goods
- bannock
- cracknel
- cream cracker
- crispbread
- crumb
- custard cream
- lebkuchen
- macaroon
- millionaire's shortbread
- misshape
- oatcake
- shortbread
- shortcake
- snickerdoodle
- sponge finger
- sports bar