flake away

flake away (from something)

[for bits of something] to break away from the whole gradually or from natural causes. Bits of stone flaked away from the surface of the statue year after year. Bits of the steps flaked away from years of constant use.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
'Uriy'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Cyril	['siril]
Madeleine	['mædəlin]
Dorthy	DAWR-thee	English
Kaspars	-	Latvian
Libor	-	Czech