RETIARY

Etymology

Adjective

retiary (not comparable)

net-like

Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; said of certain spiders.

Armed with a net; hence, skilful at entangling.

Noun

retiary (plural retiaries)

(zoology) Any spider that spins webs to catch its prey.

(historical) A retiarius: a gladiator who fought with a net.

Source: Wiktionary

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Re"ti*a*ry, n. Etym: [See Retiarius.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.

2. A retiarius.

Re`ti*a*ry, a. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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