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Webster 1913 Edition
frail
frail
(frāl)
, Noun.
[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.
frail
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
frailer
(frāl′ẽr)
; sup
erl.
frailest
.] 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
frail
. 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Frail
FRAIL
,Adj.
1.
Weak; infirm; liable to fail and decay; subject to casualties; easily destroyed; perishable; not firm or durable.That I may know how frail I am. Ps. 39.
2.
Weak in mind or resolution; liable to error deception.Man is frail, and prone to evil.
3.
Weak; easily broken or overset; as a frail bark.FRAIL
,Noun.
1.
A basket made of rushes.2.
A rush for weaving baskets.3.
A certain quantity of raisins, about 75 pounds.