Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines; scholars listen after
libraries, disputations, and professors.
Fuller.
Syn. -- To attend; hearken. See Attend.
Lis"ten, v. t. To attend to. [Obs.] Shak.
Lis"ten*er (-r), n. One who listens; a hearkener.
List"er (lst"r), n. One who makes a list or roll.
Lis"ter (ls"tr), n. Same as Leister.
Lis*te"ri*an (ls*t"r*an), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to listerism.
Lis"ter*ism (ls"tr*z'm), n. (Med.) The systematic use of antiseptics in
the performance of operations and the treatment of wounds; -- so called
from Joseph Lister, an English surgeon.
List"ful (lst"fl), a. Attentive. [Obs.] Spenser.
List"ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who lists (in any sense of
the verb); as, the listing of a door; the listing of a stock at the
Stock Exchange.