Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Brittleness.
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Examples
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-- Fracture of the proximal sesamoid bones is caused by violent strain when there exists _fragilitas osseum_, or by contusions.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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Nam cum bonum malumque contraria sint, si bonum potens esse constiterit, liquet inbecillitas mali; at si fragilitas clarescat mali, boni firmitas nota est.
The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908
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As an idiopathic disease it is rare, consisting simply of a brittleness and an uneven and irregular formation of the hair-shaft, with a tendency to split up into filaments (_fragilitas crinium_); or there may be localized swelling and bursting of the hair-shaft, the nodes thus produced having a shining, semi-transparent appearance (_trichorrhexis nodosa_).
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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His words are: Ubicunque congregantur simul viri et fomino, ibi mens non est intenta et devota: nam inter celebrandum missam et sacrificia, fomino et viri mutuis aspectibus, signis, ac nutibus accendunt pravorum appetitum, et desideriorum suorum ignes: et quando hoc non fieret, saltem humana fragilitas delectatur mutuo et reciproco aspectu; et ita non potest esse mens quieta, attenta, et devota.
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) George Sale 1716
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