n. [ OE. fraiel, fraile, OF. fraiel, freel, frael, fr. LL. fraellum. ] A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A rush for weaving baskets. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. frailer 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

That I may know how frail I am. Ps. xxxix. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

An old bent man, worn and frail. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Tender. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Deep indignation and compassion frail. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Man is frail, and prone to evil. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Weakly; infirmly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Frailty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. frailties [ OE. frelete, freilte, OF. fraileté, fr. L. fragilitas. See Frail, a., and cf. Fragility. ] 1. The condition or quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; frailness; infirmity; weakness of resolution; liableness to be deceived or seduced. [ 1913 Webster ]

God knows our frailty, [ and ] pities our weakness. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.

Syn. -- Frailness; fragility; imperfection; failing. [ 1913 Webster ]