List, n. 1. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. (Naut.) An inclination to one side; as, the ship has a list to
starboard.
List, n. [AS. lst a list of cloth; akin to D. lijst, G. leiste, OHG.
lsta, Icel. lista, listi, Sw. list, Dan. liste. In sense 5 from F.
liste, of German origin, and thus ultimately the same word.] 1. 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. "Gartered with a red and blue list. " Shak.
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