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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frail \Frail\, n. [OE. fraiel, fraile, OF fraiel, freel, frael, fr LL fraellum.] A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins. 2. The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail. 3. A rush for weaving baskets. --Johnson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frail \Frail\, a. [Compar. {Frailer}; superl. {Frailest}.] [OE. frele, freile OF fraile, frele, F. fr[^e]le, fr L. fragilis. See {Fragile}.] 1. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. That I may know how frail I am --Ps. xxxix 4. An old bent man, worn and frail. --Lowell. 2. Tender. [Obs.] Deep indignation and compassion. --Spenser. 3. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women. Man is frail, and prone to evil. --Jer. Taylor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: frail adj 1: physically weak; "an invalid's frail body" [ant: {robust}] 2: having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity" [syn: {fallible}, {imperfect}, {weak}] 3: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: {delicate}, {fragile}] n 1: the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds 2: a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
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