LISSOM; LISSOME
Lis"som, Lis"some, a. Etym: [For lithesome.]
1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson.
2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell.
— Lis"some*ness, n.
LIST List, n. Etym: [F. lice, LL. liciae, pl., from L. licium thread, girdle.]
Defn: 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. Chaucer. In measured lists to toss the weighty lance. Pope. To enter the lists, to accept a challenge, or engage in contest.
LIST
List, v. t.
Defn: To inclose for combat; as, to list a field.
LIST
List, v. i. Etym: [See Listen.]
Defn: To hearken; to attend; to listen. [Obs. except in poetry.]
Stand close, and list to him. Shak.
LIST
List, v. t.