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frail
/fɹeɪl/
noun
A basket made of rushes, used chiefly to hold figs and raisins.
The quantity of fruit or other items contained in a frail.
A rush for weaving baskets.
verb
To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.
adjective
Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish
Weak; infirm.
Mentally fragile.
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