Assertion: fabric | /r/CapableOf | become brittle
Facets:
value: with age
type: OTHER
value: extremely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: However, as these fabrics have aged, the metals in the fibres have accelerated their decay and caused them to become extremely brittle.
text: If the manuscript is made of vellum, the oils in your hands are actually good for replenishing the moisture in the material which can harden and become brittle with age.