Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Florence \Flor"ence\, n. [From the city of Florence: cf. F.
   florence a kind of cloth, OF. florin.]
   1. An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III., of six
      shillings sterling value. --Camden.

   2. A kind of cloth. --Johnson.

   {Florence flask}. See under {Flask}.

   {Florence oil}, olive oil prepared in Florence.