friability
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The shade furnished by the clover also furthers friability.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas
A great drawback to the usefulness of most kinds of peat-fuel, lies in their great friability.
From Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel by Johnson, Samuel W. (Samuel William)
Two days of sharp frost succeed, and the rain-soaked earth is reduced to the necessary degree of friability.
From All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand by Hay, Ian
This friability makes the land easier to work, and it is also more easily penetrated by the roots of plants.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas
It is nearly dry, of a perfectly white color, and chalky friability.
From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
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