Part 4553

<h1>Fragility</h1> <Xpage=592>

<hw>Fra*gil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fragilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>fragilit\'82</ets>. Cf. <er>Frailty</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Weakness; feebleness.</def>

<blockquote>An appearance of delicacy, and even of <b>fragility</b>, is almost essential to it [beauty]. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Liability to error and sin; frailty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The <b>fragility</b> and youthful folly of Qu. Fabius. <i>Holland.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fragment</h1> <Xpage=592>

<hw>Frag"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fragmentum</ets>, fr. frangere to break: cf. F. <ets>fragment</ets>. See <er>Break</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; <as>as, a <ex>fragment</ex> of an ancient writing</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Gather up the <b>fragments</b> that remain. <i>John vi. 12.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fragmentak</h1> <Xpage=592>

<hw>Frag*men"tak</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Fragmentary.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Consisting of the pulverized or fragmentary material of rock, as conglomerate, shale, etc.</def>

<h1>Fragmental</h1> <Xpage=592>

<hw>Frag*men"tal</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A fragmentary rock.</def>

<h1>Fragmentarily</h1> <Xpage=592>

<hw>Frag"men*ta*ri*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a fragmentary manner; piecemeal.</def>

<h1>Fragmentariness</h1> <Xpage=592>

<hw>Frag"men*ta*ri*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or property of being in fragnebts, or broken pieces, incompleteness; want of continuity.</def>

<i>G. Eliot.</i>

<h1>Fragmentary</h1> <Xpage=592>

<hw>Frag"men*ta*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>fragmentaire</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire.</def>

<i>Donne.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Composed of the fragments of other rocks.</def>

<h1>Fragmented</h1> <Xpage=592>

<hw>Frag"ment*ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Broken into fragments.</def>

<h1>Fragmentist</h1> <Xpage=592>

<hw>Frag"ment*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A writer of fragments; <as>as, the <ex>fragmentist</ex> of Wolfenb\'81ttel</as>. <mark>[R.]</mark>