Chapter Flint to Florizel of F by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

when she wantoned with Mars it fell off, and was left on the "Acidalian mount." (Spenser: Faërie Queene, book iv. 11, 12.)

Florin An English coin representing 2s., or the tenth of a sovereign, issued in 1849. Camden informs us that Edward III. issued gold florins worth 6s., in 1337. The word is generally supposed to be derived from Florence; but as it had a lily on one side, probably it is connected with the Latin flos, a flower. (See Graceless Florin.)

Florisando One of the knights in the Spanish version of Amadis of Gaul, whose exploits and adventures are recounted in the 6th and following books. This part of the romance was added by Paez de Ribera.

Florisel of Nice'a A knight whose exploits and adventures form a supplemental part of the Spanish version of Amadis of Gaul. This part was added by Feliciano de Silva.

Florismart One of Charlemagne's paladins, and the bosom friend of Roland.

Florizel Prince of Bohemia, in love with Perdita. (Shakespeare: Winter's Tale.)
   Florizel. George the Fourth, when prince, corresponded under this name with Mrs. Robinson, actress and poet, generally known as Perdita, that being the character in which she first attracted the prince's attention.
    Prince Florizel, in Lord Beaconsfield's novel of Endymion (1880), is meant for Napoleon III.