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 Frail, a. [Compar. Frailer; superl. Frailest.] Etym: [OE. frele, freile, OF. fraile, frele, F. frêle, 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.
FRAILLY
Frail"ly, adv.
Defn: Weakly; infirmly.
FRAILNESS
Frail"ness, n.
Defn: Frailty.