Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Florence

Florence , noun

[From the city of Florence: compare French florence a kind of cloth, Old French florin.]

1.
An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III., of six shillings sterling value. — Camden
2.
A kind of cloth. — Johnson
Collocations (2)
Florence flask , See under Flask.
Florence oil , olive oil prepared in Florence.