listingn.1
/ˈlɪstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɪstɪŋ/ 1. Selvage; list; border; the material of which the list of cloth is composed.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > [noun] > border, edge, or selvage of
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selvagea1475
selvaging1611
forel1691
14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 696/22 Hec forigo, a lystynge.
1444 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 99 j coverlet de blodio..cum alio coopertorio rubeo habente in lystyng volucres et albas ollas.
1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 121 The humid wall with paltry pictures spread:..The seasons fram'd with listing found a place.
1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 115 Procure two yards..of web, of broad tape, or cloth listing.
1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. L. Tieck in German Romance II. 152 A..chamber, hung round with red damask, which was trimmed with golden listings.
1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 206 Wool..so coarse that we could use it only in the edging of cloths or listing.
1870 D. Rock Textile Fabrics (S. Kensington Mus.) 178 The listing or border, on one side charged with a small but rich ornamentation.
2. Nautical. (See quot. 1846.)
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1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. Listing, a narrow strip cut out off the edge of a plank in order to expose the vessel's timbers for examination; or in order to put in a new piece instead of altogether replacing a defective or damaged plank.
Compounds
listing-pot n. = list-pot n. at list n.3 Compounds.
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1818 S. Parkes in Mem. Literary & Philos. Soc. Manch. (1819) 2nd Ser. 3 362 The listing-pot, with a little melted tin in it.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
† listingn.2
Obsolete.
Desiring, wishing.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [noun]
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desirefulness1548
woulding1549
desirousness1571
ambition1579
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appetition1603
appetence1610
bosoma1616
orexis1619
desirableness1649
appetency1656
would1753
wanting1801
want-to1903
1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. v. 62 Willing or listing is no more an action that passeth into the outward thing, than Vnderstanding is.
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listingn.3
/ˈlɪstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɪstɪŋ/ 1. Enrolment, enlistment.
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society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > [noun]
enrolling1467
raisec1500
conscription1529
prest1542
enrolment1552
listing1641
delectus1656
enlisting1757
enlistment1765
recruitment1793
crimping1795
sign-up1908
induction1934
society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > [noun] > of officers
listing1641
the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > bringing someone to one's support > recruitment of supporters
listing1641
1641 King Charles I Declar. to Parl. in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 536 Why the listing of so many Officers..should be misconstrued, We much marvel.
1648 C. Walker Relations & Observ. ii. 134 Skippon's underhand Listing of Schismaticks.
1656 R. Vines Treat. Lords-supper (1677) 204 Baptism may be..for initiation, and listing of souldiers under Christ's colours.
1709 Royal Proclam. 27 Jan. in London Gaz. No. 4510/3 Any three..of the..Commissioners, who shall be present at the listing of any Person.
1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 289 Mr. Medcalf, who plume's himself with the criminal poling and listing of his Winefed-Pilgrims.
2. The drawing up of a list (e.g. of rateable property). Also attributive.
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society > communication > record > list > [noun] > making list
enumeration1551
renumeration1596
listing1659
cataloguing1830
itemization1894
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > local or municipal taxes or dues > [noun] > rates > drawing up list of rateable property
listing1891
1659 T. Fuller Appeal Iniured Innocence i. 8 The Listing of such Faults as have escaped, either in the Beginning or End of the Book.
1891 K. Field Washington IV. 371/1 The listing committee of Denver's Mining Exchange is supposed to guard against the fraudulent listing of property.
1899 Daily News 5 Dec. 2/5 Lists of the numbers, and forms for listing.
3. North American. The placing of a property on the list of a real-estate agent; an estate agent's register of properties that he has for sale; a property so listed. Cf. list v.4 1c.
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society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > [noun] > placing property on sale list
listing1906
1906 W. A. Carney Real Estate Business v. 21 Where values are changing it is necessary to confirm and correct the listings every month or two.
1909 Amer. Real Estate Seller Aug. 6 It may be well to explain exclusive listing here... When you have a piece of property to sell and you empower one and only one agent to dispose of it for you—your property is being listed exclusively.
1925 P. L. Melberg Realty Salesman 138 Well bought is half sold can be applied to listings also; a good exclusive listing is half sold.
1926 A. G. Hinman & H. B. Dorau Real Estate Merchandising vii. 95 Every administrator of the policies of a real estate firm will have to make a decision for or against multiple listing.
1950 C. Urban Successful Real Estate Pract. 78 Many brokers will take a listing at any price, hoping to get some offer the owner will accept.
1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 45 (advt.) To inspect this new listing please call Viola Roper.
1972 J. L. Gale Listing Real Estate p. xix Listings are the inventory, the stock on the shelves, the merchandise of the real estate broker.
4. An entry in a catalogue, telephone directory, or other list.
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society > communication > record > list > [noun] > item in list
listing1962
1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed v. 443 I..reached out for the telephone directory. Helen Ashton had no listing.
1965 J. Clapp (title) College textbooks, Supplement I: a classified listing of 9,500 textbooks used in 36 colleges.
1969 John Edwards Mem. Foundation Q. 5 iv. 125 This complete listing of Cash's recordings was compiled by John Smith.
1971 Amer. Notes & Queries Sept. 10/1 Every Lowe listing [in a bibliography] is found either in the main body or in an appendix.
1971 Post Office Telephone Directory Section 101: London Postal Area 6 The alphabetical listings under ‘Telephone Service’.
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Commerce. Inclusion on an official register of securities accepted for trading and quotation on a stock exchange.
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society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > collection or list of
portfolio1848
active list1857
most active list1885
listing1909
investment portfolio1912
1909 N.Y. Times 17 June 2/5 At time of listing companies should state how much stock was issued for cash and how much in exchange for property.
1919 H. S. Martin N.Y. Stock Exchange 257 The placing of a stock on the Exchange is called ‘listing’.
1922 J. E. Meeker Work of Stock Exchange xvi. 446 Applicants for listing must comply with these requirements.
1955 M. Mayer Wall St. vi. 104 The other side of the listing war is keeping on the A.S.E. corporations large enough to qualify for the big board.
1965 McGraw-Hill Dict. Mod. Econ. 300 The New York Stock Exchange has the most stringent listing requirements... Only large corporations..are eligible for listing.
1978 Penguin Dict. Econ. (ed. 2) 279 Companies with an equity share capital valued at less than £500,000 are not eligible for listing on the London Stock Exchange.
1990 New Europe 13 Sept. 5/3 Nadir now says he intends to seek non-UK listings for some of the company's subsidiaries.
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Computing. A printed or displayed copy of a program or the contents of a file.
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society > computing and information technology > programming language > program or code > [noun] > printout
listing1958
1958 Jrnl. Assoc. Computing Machinery 5 57 Figure 1 is an illustration of a typical computer program listing. It is the list of the commands that the computer is to execute in solving a fractional part of a problem. It shows where the commands are stored, what they are to do, and contains some descriptive comments.
1965 Swallow & Price Elem. Computer Programming ix. 148 Figure 9–9 is the source listing of a program that will perform the required function. In this listing, note that the page and line numbers have been printed and separated.
1977 B. J. Burian Simplified Approach to S/370 Assembly Lang. Programming xviii. 477 The listing returned to the programmer contains job control statements, operating system messages, the source listing, information from the linkage editor, and a printout (dump) of computer storage. The source listing contains both the user-submitted source code, and the generated machine code.
1984 Which Micro? Dec. 12/1 Listings are only as good as the printer used to generate them.
1987 Byte Nov. 58/2 He does not provide full program listings but uses his book as a vehicle for demonstrating the process from concept through validated simulation.
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plural. Lists providing details of forthcoming concert, film, or theatre performances, television schedules, etc., often printed as part of a newspaper or magazine.
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society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > [noun] > lists providing details of concerts, etc.
listings1971
society > communication > journalism > journal > parts and layout of journals > [noun] > other sections or columns
Poets' Corner1733
situations wanted1809
situations vacant1819
feuilleton1845
roman feuilleton1845
home page1860
personal1860
society page1883
City page1893
women's page1893
book page1898
ear1901
film guide1918
op-ed1931
masthead1934
magazine section1941
write-in1947
listings1971
1971 Time Out 7 May 3/1 Time Out is published every Thursday. Listings run from Friday to Thursday each week.
1979 United States 1980–1 (Penguin Travel Guides) 269 For up-to-date listings and performance times, check local listings.
1985 New Yorker 23 Sept. 40/1 She poked me and pointed to the TV Guide... I gave her the guide and then watched her look up listings.
1987 E. Leonard Bandits iv. 53 He remembered from the TV listings that both movies first came out in 1957.
1989 Which? Sept. 449/2 The BBC and ITV/Channel 4 teletext listings of today's or tomorrow's programmes can be used to help you programme your video.
1991 Hist. Workshop Spring 73 London listings magazines have a regular section for the tours on offer, with daily summer choice of up to seven.
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listingn.4
/ˈlɪstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɪstɪŋ/ U.S.
The action of list v.3 4. In listing-plough n. a double-mouldboard plough used in listing (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 1884).
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > [noun] > hoeing > types of hoeing
horse-hoeing1731
scratch-hoeing1733
hoe-ploughing1770
shimming1792
listing1805
scratching1818
1805 R. Parkinson Tour Amer. 165 I was near two months getting a plough made, therefore I hired for the listing (as they call it).
1887 Sci. Amer. 56 6/3 The drawback to this listing is due to the fact that close to the edges of the furrow on each side, a row of weeds springs up.
1935 Nature 17 Aug. 253/1 One of the processes whereby the drift of loose soil has been to some extent countered. This process, known to farmers as ‘listing’, consists of specially deep ploughing with the aid of motor-driven tractors... The furrows may be as many as fifteen feet apart.
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listingn.5
/ˈlɪstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɪstɪŋ/ Basket-making.
(See quots. 1912, 1953.) Cf. listed adj.5 b.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from other vegetable fibres > [noun] > randed work or basketry > listing-skein
listing1912
listing-skein1953
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > manufacture of fabric from specific materials > manufacture of articles made from twigs, etc. > basket-making > processes
slewing1902
picking1912
pricking-up1912
rib-randing1912
scallom1912
listing1953
slyping1960
1912 T. Okey Introd. Art of Basket-making 153 Listing, an additional skein or skeins worked in with the lapping of skein handles.
1953 A. G. Knock Willow Basket-work (ed. 5) 36 Listing, a method of adding a raised form of ornamentation to a lapped handle by the use of one or more additional skeins, called listing-skeins... The listing on any handle can be added after the handle has been lapped.
1961 L. G. Allbon Basic Basketry vii. 53 Another method of decorating a wrapped handle would be with listing.
1972 D. Wright Baskets & Basketry ii. 61 Listing is worked over the interwoven No. 3 or 4 cane.
Derivatives
listing-skein n.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from other vegetable fibres > [noun] > randed work or basketry > listing-skein
listing1912
listing-skein1953
1953 A. G. Knock Willow Basket-work (ed. 5) 36 Diagram 26 shows a simple listed handle employing three listing-skeins.
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listingadj.1
Typographical error in 1619 ed. of Drayton's Poems for ‘listning’ (see quot.):
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [adjective] > listening
listeninga1275
listing1604
audient1739
1604 M. Drayton Owle sig. B To breath their deare thoughts to the listning woods.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
listingadj.2
/ˈlɪstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɪstɪŋ/ Of a ship: heeling, inclining to one side.
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society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [adjective] > listing
heeling1780
listing1923
1923 Public Opinion 30 Mar. 312/3 Six projectiles struck the listing Iowa.
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