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Webster 1913 Edition
Retiary
1.
(Zool.)
Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.
2.
A retiarius.
Reˊti-a-ry
,Adj.
[Cf. LL.
retiarius
.] 1.
Netlike.
This work is in
retiary
, or hanging textures. Sir T. Browne.
2.
Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; – said of certain spiders.
3.
Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle.
Scholastic
retiary
versatility of logic. Coleridge.
Definition 2024
retiary
retiary
English
Adjective
retiary (not comparable)
- net-like
- This work is in retiary, or hanging textures. — Sir Thomas Browne.
- Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; said of certain spiders.
- Armed with a net; hence, skilful at entangling.
- Scholastic retiary versatility of logic. — Coleridge.
Noun
retiary (plural retiaries)