frail

Definitions

1. 1.The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail.
2. 2.A rush for weaving baskets. Johnson.
3. 3.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. 4.An old bent man, worn and frail. Lowell.
5. 5.Tender. [Obs.] Deep indignation and compassion. Spenser.
6. 6.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is frail.

• What is the quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is an old bent man, worn and frail. Lowell called?
• What is tender. [Obs.] Deep indignation and compassion. Spenser called?
• What is 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 called?