adj
Meaning 1
net-like
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
retiary
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɹiːʃɪəɹi/
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UK: /ˈɹiːʃəɹi/
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/ˈɹiʃiˌɛɹi/ Us
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/ˈɹiʃiəɹi/ Us
adj
Meaning 2
Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; said of certain spiders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Armed with a net; hence, skilful at entangling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Jeremy Taylor scholastic retiary versatility of logic
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noun
Meaning 4
Any spider that spins webs to catch its prey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Meaning 5
A retiarius: a gladiator who fought with a net.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
Etymology
Compare Latin retiarius.