Obs. [f. BRITTLE a.] trans. To make brittle or friable.
1743. Maxwell, Sel. Trans. Soc. Agric., 109 (Jam.). The clay … which will be brittled by the winter frosts.
Obs. [f. BRITTLE a.] trans. To make brittle or friable.
1743. Maxwell, Sel. Trans. Soc. Agric., 109 (Jam.). The clay … which will be brittled by the winter frosts.
