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florence | florid |

As a proper noun florence

is a province of tuscany, italy.

As a noun florence

is (historical) an ancient gold coin of the time of (edward iii), coined by florentines and worth six shillings sterling.

As an adjective florid is

having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.

florence

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A province of Tuscany, Italy.
  • The capital city of the province Florence.
  • The capital city of the Department of , Colombia.
  • A city in Alabama.
  • A city in Kentucky.
  • A town in Mississippi.
  • A city in South Carolina.

    • Derived terms

    * Florentine * (pet forms of the given name) Flo, Flossie

    Quotations

    * 1840 , Border Beagles: A Tale of Mississippi , Donohue, Henneberry, 1890, page 398 *: It is a sweet name, Florence , but not as sweet as herself. But you shall see her with you own eyes. * 2006 , Little Face , Soho, 2007, ISBN 1569474680, page 3 *: I am glad that I chose the name Florence for my daughter, a real name with a history, rather than something that sounds as if it has been made up by a fifteen-year-old pop star's marketing team.

    See also

    * Firenze

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) An ancient gold coin of the time of (Edward III), coined by Florentines and worth six shillings sterling.
    • (Camden)
  • (historical) A kind of cloth.
    • (Johnson)
    ----

    florid

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
  • Elaborately ornate; flowery.
  • In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.
    • Florid psychosis.