frail

Pronunciation: frāl´ẽr

n.	1.	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.
a.	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. 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.

Noun	1.	frail - the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
	2.	frail - a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
Adj.	1.	frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body" Antonyms: robust - physically strong
	2.	frail - having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity" Synonyms: fallible, imperfect, weak
	3.	frail - easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" Synonyms: fragile, delicate

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