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1. listī adj.(2)

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Pleasing, agreeable, delightful. …

2. list(e n.(1)

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(a) Dexterity, adroitness; ability, skill; cleverness, cunning; ?receptivity [quot.: Cloud]; in proverb and prov. phrases: bettre is list than lither strengthe, list ne lither strengthe, etc.; (b) an……

3. listing(e ger.(2)

Additional spellings: listinge
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(a) A border, edge; (b) a band or thread woven in fabric to mark the end of a piece of cloth; (c) naut. a kind of rope. …

4. listed ppl.

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(a) Bordered, edged; striped, banded; (b) fenced, enclosed. …

5. liste adj.

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?Cunning, treacherous. …

6. list n.(3)

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?A cunning or crafty person; ?evildoer. …

7. listī adj.(1)

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Adroit, dexterous; active, energetic, vigorous; ?apt, ready, receptive. …

8. listlē̆s adj.

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Slothful, idle; dilatory. …

9. listore n.

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?A lover; ? = lister n. …

10. hẹ̄̆ndī(e adj.

Additional spellings: hendie
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(a) Courtly, noble, valiant, etc.; of kings: royal, noble; (b) fair, beautiful, pleasant; this hendi, this lady; (c) polite, well-behaved; also, humble, obedient; (d) useful; (e) in surnames. …

11. listelī adv.

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Skillfully, dexterously; readily, easily, without strain or effort, cautiously, carefully; also, cunningly, craftily. …

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