frail

1. n. A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins. Source: opted

2. n. The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail. Source: opted

3. n. A rush for weaving baskets. Source: opted

4. superl Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. Source: opted

5. superl Tender. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

7. adj. physically weak Source: wordnet

8. adj. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings Source: wordnet

9. adj. easily broken or damaged or destroyed Source: wordnet

10. n. the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds Source: wordnet

11. n. a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) Source: wordnet

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