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Webster 1913 Edition

Brittle

Brit′tle

,
Adj.
[OE.
britel
,
brutel
, AS.
bryttian
to dispense, fr.
breótan
to break; akin to Icel.
brytja
, Sw.
bryta
, Dan.
bryde
. Cf.
Brickle
.]
Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
Farewell, thou pretty,
brittle
piece
Of fine-cut crystal.
Cotton.
Brittle silver ore
,
the mineral
stephanite
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Brittle

BRIT'TLE

,
Adj.
[Heb. to part, to break. See Part.]
Easily broken or easily breaking short, without splinters or loose parts rent from the substance; fragile; not tough or tenacious; as brittle stone or glass.

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