a. Also -able. [f. L. collāps-us or COLLAPSE v. + -IBLE.] Capable of collapsing: made to collapse or fold together.
1843. Mech. Mag., XXXVIII. 488. The collapsable metal tube for holding colours … now in general use among artists.
1875. Bedford, Sailor’s Pocket Bk., vii. (ed. 2), 271. Increased accommodation could be provided if collapsible boats were supplied to the expedition.
1883. G. C. Davies, Norfolk Broads, xxi. (1884), 158. The canvas skin of the little ‘Berthon’ collapsible boat.
