brickle
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- brickleness noun
Etymology
Origin of brickle
before 1000; British dial., Scots; late Middle English bryckell, Old English -brycel tending to break, equivalent to bryc- (mutated past participle stem of brecan to break ) + -el adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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President Clinton presented her with a cake covered in butter brickle frosting.
From Los Angeles Times
As we ate our cups of butter brickle, I felt Aimee stiffen by my side.
From The Guardian
Don added, “Hopefully, people will remember eating butter brickle or their favorite flavor down by the lake or talking to Grandma. Ice cream is a simple pleasure in life.”
From Washington Times
Leave out a bowl of Mary Janes, though, and you’ll have a whole group of folks searching Monster.com before you can say butter brickle candy.
From Forbes
They keep at least 4-6 flavors in the freezer: chocolate, vanilla, butter brickle, rocky road and others.
From New York Times
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