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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FLORY, n.¹ A curtailed form of Eng. florentine, a kind of meat pie.Sc. 1826 “M. Dods” Manual i. 54:
A veal flory, or florentine pie.Sc. 1949 New Scot (April) 56:
Two simple but appetising dishes of the genus known to English housewives as “plate pie,” and to Scotswomen of an earlier generation as “flory” a contraction of “florentine pie” — a name we might well revive.