frail
frail (frāl) , noun
[Old English fraiel, fraile, Old French fraiel, freel, frael, from Late Latin 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
frail (frāl"ẽr) , adjective
[Old English frele, freile, Old French fraile, frele, French frêle, from Latin 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.
An old bent man, worn and frail.
2.
Tender. [Obsolete]
Deep indignation and compassion frail.
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.