Re`ti*a*ry, a. [Cf. LL.
retiarius.] 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.Re"ti*a*ry (?), n. [See
Retiarius.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any
spider which spins webs to catch its prey.
2. A retiarius.