import fnmatch


def match_entry_to_list(pattern_list, entry):
    """
    A function to match a string to a list of filename patterns.  If any of them
    match, returns True, otherwise, returns False.

    Parameters:
     pattern_list - The list of filename patterns to check against
     entry - The string to check
    Returns:
     True if the string matches any of the filename patterns, False otherwise.
    """
    for pattern in pattern_list:
        if fnmatch.fnmatch(entry, pattern):
            return True

    return False