[flo.rin] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. OIt fiorino, fr. fiore flower, fr. L flor-, flos; fr. the lily on the coins] (14c) 1 a: an old gold coin first struck at Florence in 1252 b: any of various European gold coins patterned after the Florentine florin
2. a: a British silver coin worth two shillings b: any of several similar coins issued in Commonwealth countries
3: gulden
4: forint