noun
- hard candies made with sugar, butter, and nuts that break easily
verb
- third person singular present of brittle; becomes hard and easily broken
Examples
- She made peanut brittles for the holiday party.
- The candy shop sells various brittles including almond and cashew.
- My grandmother’s recipe for pecan brittles is a family secret.
- The cold weather brittles the plastic pipes.
- Age brittles the old leather binding of the book.
- Heat brittles some types of rubber over time.