In the 2000s Briers was the curmudgeonly and extravagant father Hector MacDonald in the BBC television programme Monarch of the Glen (2000-05), appearing in series 1,2,3 & 7. He appeared in other programmes, see Later Career.
(mal'Ä-Ä-bÄl) Capable of being shaped by being beaten or by pressure; a property of certain metals such as gold and silver. [L. malleus, a hammer] susceptible of being beaten out into a thin plate. malleable retractor.
1 Brittle-If a mineral is hammered and the result is a powder or small crumbs, it is considered brittle. 2  Sectile minerals can be separated with a knife into thin slices. 3  Malleable-If a mineral can be flattened by pounding with a hammer, it is said to be malleable.