'Retiary' definitions:

Definition of 'Retiary'

From: GCIDE
  • Retiary \Re"ti*a*ry\, n. [See Retiarius.]
  • 1. (Zool.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A retiarius. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Retiary'

From: GCIDE
  • Retiary \Re`ti*a*ry\, a. [Cf. LL. retiarius.]
  • 1. Netlike. [1913 Webster]
  • This work is in retiary, or hanging textures. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; -- said of certain spiders. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle. [1913 Webster]
  • Scholastic retiary versatility of logic. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]