∙ Easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.
∙ Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
Noun
∙ A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
∙ The quantity of raisins contained in a frail.
∙ A rush for weaving baskets.
∙ A girl. dated, slang
Verb
∙ To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.