Frail (song)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Easily broken or damaged or destroyed
"A kite too delicate to fly safely"
"Fragile porcelain plates"
"Fragile old bones"
"A frail craft"
(2) Having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
"I'm only a fallible human"
"Frail humanity"
(3) Physically weak
"An invalid's frail body"
noun
(4) A basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
(5) The weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
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Etymology
From , from .
Adjective
- Easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.
- Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
Related terms
Noun
- A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
- The quantity of raisins contained in a frail.
- A rush for weaving baskets.
Verb
- To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.