a. [f. TEAR v.1 + -ABLE.] Capable of being torn.
1803. Dibdin, Ballad, vi., in Professional Life, IV. 200.
| But all this to this war is nothing comparable, | |
| Though we beat Dons, Monseers, and Mynheers, to some tune, | |
| My Lord Howe led the way, by a victory tearable, | |
| Off Ushant, in the morn ninety-four, first of June. |
1859. [implied in UNTEARABLE].
1866. Sir J. Bowring, trans. To be, or not to be, in A. Petöfi, 207.
| Yes! thou hast drunk insatiate of my blood, | |
| Thou poison-spitting spider! | |
| Is thy web tearable?—then I will tear it. |
1895. Daily News, 7 Jan., 3/3. Everything that was breakable was broken in fragments, and everything tearable torn in pieces.
