A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a race or combat.
Inclination; desire.
An inclination to one side; as, the ship has a list to starboard.
A strip forming the woven border or selvedge of cloth, particularly of broadcloth, and serving to strengthen it; hence, a strip of cloth; a fillet.
A limit or boundary; a border.
The lobe of the ear; the ear itself.
A stripe.
A roll or catalogue, that is, row or line; a record of names; as, a list of names, books, articles; a list of ratable estate.
A little square molding; a fillet; - called also listel.
A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board.
A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a workman.
The first thin coat of tin.
To inclose for combat; as, to list a field.
To listen or hearken to.
To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colors, or form a border.
To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; as, to list a door; to stripe as if with list.
To enroll; to place or register in a list.
To engage, as a soldier; to enlist.
To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of; as, to list a board.
To plow and plant with a lister.
In cotton culture, to prepare, as land, for the crop by making alternating beds and alleys with the hoe.
To hearken; to attend; to listen.
To desire or choose; to please.
To lean; to incline; as, the ship lists to port.
To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist.
