Brittle: alternatives and connections

Capable of being broken.

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Capable of being broken.

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To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.

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To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of.

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Aptness to break; fragility.

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Aptness to break; fragility.

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Brittle; easily broken.

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Alt. of Toffy

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Taffy.

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