Definition of Britle
Brit"tle (&?;), a. [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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- able to break or snap easily under stress
- a confection of caramelized sugar and nuts
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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