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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Friable \Fri"a*ble\, a. [L. friabilis fr friare to rub, break, or crumble into small pieces, cf fricare to rub, E. fray: cf F. friable.] Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. ``Friable ground.'' --Evelyn. ``Soft and friable texture.'' --Paley. -- {Fri'a*ble*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: friable adj 1: easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach" 2: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil" [syn: {light}, {sandy}]
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