01 n. Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.
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Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.(Zool.)
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A retiarius.
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5 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Retiary
· Re·ti·a·ry
· IPA /ˈɹiːʃɪəɹi/
02 a. Netlike.
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Netlike.“This work is in retiary, or hanging textures.” — Sir T. Browne.
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Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; -- said of certain spiders.
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Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle.“Scholastic retiary versatility of logic.” — Coleridge.