florentine

noun3

1. •
   A biscuit consisting mostly of nuts and preserved fruit, usually coated with chocolate on one side.

   • They boyle it also, and after dry it and bray it, and of this bran, with egges, hony, milke, and butter of Cocos, they make Florentines, and verie good belly-timber. — 1625
2. •
   (no longer used) A kind of pudding or tart or meat pie.

   • Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines. — 1606
3. •
   (no longer used) A kind of durable silk.

adjective[after a noun]1

1. •
   Cooked or served with spinach.

   • Eggs florentine is on the menu.

adjective2

1. •
   Of, from or relating to the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
2. •
   A locality in the Central Highlands council area and the Derwent Valley council area, central Tasmania, Australia.

noun1

1. •
   A native or inhabitant of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

   • The safety of Florence, which means even more than the welfare of Florentines, now demands severity, as it once demanded mercy. — 1863