n. [ From Loreto in Italy. ] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of an order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross) devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the western United States. (b) A Loreto nun. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. Florentinus, fr. Florentia Florence: cf. F. florentin. ] Belonging or relating to Florence, in Italy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Florentine mosaic, a mosaic of hard or semiprecious stones, often so chosen and arranged that their natural colors represent leaves, flowers, and the like, inlaid in a background, usually of black or white marble. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Florence, a city in Italy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of silk. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A kind of pudding or tart; a kind of meat pie. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]