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retiary
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retiary, n. [See Retiarius.].
- Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey. [1913 Webster]
- A retiarius. [1913 Webster]
retiary, a. [Cf. LL. retiarius.].
- Netlike. [1913 Webster]"This work is in retiary, or hanging textures." [1913 Webster]
- Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; -- said of certain spiders. [1913 Webster]
- Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle. [1913 Webster]"Scholastic retiary versatility of logic." [1913 Webster]
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