Category:Retiary

Re"ti*a*ry, n. Etym: [see retiarius.]

1. (zoöl.)

Defn: any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.

2. A retiarius.

Retiary 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.