Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BRIT'TLE
BRIT'TLE, a. [Sax. brittan, brytan, to break; Sw. bryta; Dan. bryder, id.; W. brad, a breaking; Sam. ברת, brat; Ch. פרת; Ar. فَرَثَ, frata; Syr. ܦܪܬ, frat; Heb. פרד, 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. – Arbuthnot.
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