Definitionadj. easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
Last update: October 16, 2015
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LII 5YR 4/4 reddish brown clay, 30cm average thickness, subangular blocky, roots common fine to coarse, quite friable, discontinuous. [adjective]
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C: Isle Abbots Friable sandy loam on gravel on Oxford Clay, poor subsoil drainage. [adjective]
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It should then be thrown together in ridges and frequently turned, so as to be kept in an incipient state of fermentation, a little dryish friable loam being mixed with it to retain the ammonia given off by the dung. [Please select]
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The friable ant-hilt was broken open, and the earthen galleries scattered in ruins down the slope. [Please select]
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A ledge of friable sandstone 3½ feet thick lies next below the roof. [Please select]
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In many cases they do not assume the character of rocks, but although distinctly stratified, are often soft and friable, presenting beds of marle and clay, and thick deposits of sand. [Please select]
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