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frail (adj.)
1.easily broken or damaged or destroyed"a kite too delicate to fly safely" "fragile porcelain plates" "fragile old bones" "a frail craft"
2.wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; 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"
frail (n.)
1.a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
2.the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
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Merriam Webster
frailfrail (frāl), n. [OE. fraiel, fraile, OF. fraiel, freel, frael, fr. LL. fraellum.] A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
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.
frailfrail, a. [Compar. frailer (frāl"ẽr); superl. frailest.] [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 frail. 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.
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frail (adj.)
fragile (chose) (fr)[Classe]
très mince, très fin (fr)[Classe]
breakable, fragile[Similaire]
frail (adj.)
human[Similaire]
frail (adj.)
maigre (symptôme de faiblesse physique) (fr)[Classe]
mince (personnes) (fr)[DomaineDescription]
de peu d'épaisseur (choses) (fr)[DomaineDescription]
frail (n.)
frail (n.)
weight, weight unit[Hyper.]
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