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(1):

(n.) A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

(2):

(n.) The quantity of raisins - about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, - contained in a frail.

(3):

(superl) Tender.

(4):

(superl) Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.

(5):

(n.) A rush for weaving baskets.

(6):

(superl) Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; - often applied to fallen women.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Frail'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/frail.html. 1828.
 
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