retiary Meaning, Definition & Usage

Re"ti*a*ry noun
Etymology
See Retiarius.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.
  2. A retiarius.
Re`ti*a*ry adjective
Etymology
Cf. LL. retiarius.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913