n. [ See Retiarius. ] 1. (Zool.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A retiarius. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]