a. Same as Fraught. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]
a.
That I may know how frail I am. Ps. xxxix. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]
An old bent man, worn and frail. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
Deep indignation and compassion frail. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Man is frail, and prone to evil. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Weakly; infirmly. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Frailty. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
God knows our frailty, [ and ] pities our weakness. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ OF.; F fraicheur, fr. frais, fem. fraîche, fresh; of German origin. See Frash, a. ] Freshness; coolness. [ R. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Froise. ] A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. fraise, orig., a ruff, cf. F. frise frieze, E. frieze a coarse stuff. ]
v. t. (Mil.) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. Wilhelm. [ 1913 Webster ]