Retiary
Pronunciation : Re"ti*a*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Retiarius.]
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.
2. A retiarius.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re`ti*a*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. LL. retiarius.]
Definition : 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