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Another specimen of sandstone is friable, of a light flesh-red colour, and apparently composed of the debris of granite.
At B will be observed the employment of masonry to strengthen the crumbling walls of the friable tufa.
They are sometimes very friable, sometimes very hard; and some that are friable when they first fall, become hard afterwards.
The top-spit earth from an upland pasture, loamy, friable, and well reduced; 3.
The bottoms are of rich friable earth, and afford grass of various kinds, among others that of red clover.
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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to friable, such as: breakable, crumbly, and fragile.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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