FRI'ABLE, a. [L. friabilis, from frio, to break or crumble. Heb. to break.]
Easily crumbled or pulverized; easily reduced to powder. Pumice and calcined stones are very friable.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.