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. |
2. | Tender. | |
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. |
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" | |
3. | frail - easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" |