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list

  • noun
  • lĭst

A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.

Other meanings

  1. Material used for cloth selvage.

  2. A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself.

Example sentences

  • “I'll add it to my reading list.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Write your name and phone number on the list.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “Add your name to the list.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Medieval Latin "lista".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “list” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.