[flawr-in, flor-] 
| 1. | a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin. |
| 2. | the guilder of the Netherlands. |
| 3. | a former gold coin of Florence, first issued in 1252 and widely imitated. |
| 4. | a former gold coin of England, first issued under Edward III. |
| 5. | a former gold coin of Austria, first issued in the middle of the 14th century. |
[flawr-in, flor-] | a town in central California, near Sacramento. 16,523. |
| flor·in (flôr'ĭn, flŏr'-) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Old Italian fiorino, from fiore, flower (from the lily on the coins), from Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
