FRAIL
\fɹˈe͡ɪl], \fɹˈeɪl], \f_ɹ_ˈeɪ_l]\
Definitions of FRAIL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
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a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
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the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
By Princeton University
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physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
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a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
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the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
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A rush for weaving baskets.
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Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.
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Tender.
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The quantity of raisins - about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, - contained in a frail.
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Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; - often applied to fallen women.
By Oddity Software
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A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
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A rush for weaving baskets.
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Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.
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Tender.
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The quantity of raisins - about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, - contained in a frail.
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Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; - often applied to fallen women.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Delicately constituted; easily broken or destroyed; easily tempted; liable to be led astray.
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Frailly.
By James Champlin Fernald
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