Noah Webster
Brittle
BRIT'TLE, adjective [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.
BRIT'TLE, adjective [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.