0 from, in, or relating to the Italian city of Florence:
The basis of the modern Italian language was established by the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri.
She recommended several Florentine restaurants.
1 cooked with spinach or served on a layer of spinach (= a dark green leaf eaten as a vegetable):
2 someone who comes from or lives in the Italian city of Florence:
3 a biscuit made from nuts and dried fruit held together with melted butter, sugar, and honey, baked then covered with a layer of chocolate:
She came in with a plate of florentines.
In the period from 1515 to 1524 the Florentine painters Rosso Fiorentino and Jacopo da Pontormo broke away from Renaissance classicism.
Among the Florentine sculpture in the museum is a bust of Lorenzo de Medici by Andrea del Verrocchio.
We serve a classic Tuscan meal that includes a Florentine terrine made with duck and chicken livers.
The Tilapia Florentine was very good - the sauce was delicious and light, made with fresh spinach.
In classic cuisine the name of the dish, such as Sole à la florentine or Sole florentine, designates its particular garnish.
Dishes span the globe--mushroom Florentine, American-style pork spare ribs.
