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[FLOR AM OUR.] fior-In, s . [Span. & Fr. florin ; Ital. fiorino =an ancient Florentine coin so called because it had a lily on it; Ital. fiore ; Lat. flos =a flower.] *1. A gold coin formerly used in England, but long since extinct. By the statute of Edward 111.. every pound weight of old standard gold was to be coined into fifty florins, or florences, to be current at six shillings each, or into a proportionate number of Horeferences or quarter IMG:content-1795.png:[merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small] florin weighs 174 5454 grains troy, and is equal to one tenth of a sovereign, or two shillings, about forty eight cents. The Austrian florin is equal to thirty six cents; the Dutch florin (also called a guilder) is equal to about forty cents. "Ilkone hadde a florence." -Is umbras , 555. Godle florins : The name given by numismatists to the first i ue of English florins in the present reign, from the fact that the letters F. D. (Defender of the Faith) were omitted from the legend. They were i ued and called in in the same year (1849). Flo-rin-I-ans, subst . pl. [From Florin us their "His diction, affected and florid , but often singularly beautiful and melodious, fascinated many young enthuleader. (See def.)] siasts." -Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. xxi. florid counterpoint, s. Music: A counterpoint not confined to any special species, but in which notes of various lengths are used. It is opposed to Strict counterpoint. [COUNTERPOINT.] ( Stainer & Barrett.)