"retiary" meaning in English

See retiary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹiːʃɪəɹi/ [UK], /ˈɹiːʃəɹi/ [UK], /ˈɹiʃiˌɛɹi/ (note: Us), /ˈɹiʃiəɹi/ (note: Us)
Etymology: Compare Latin retiarius. Etymology templates: {{cog|la|retiarius}} Latin retiarius Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} retiary (not comparable)
  1. net-like Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-retiary-en-adj-PVIOMn1H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 4 16 20 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 3 16 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 2 13 17 17
  2. Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; said of certain spiders. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-retiary-en-adj-hr1fCyP8
  3. Armed with a net; hence, skilful at entangling. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-retiary-en-adj-n1cYUgCV

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːʃɪəɹi/ [UK], /ˈɹiːʃəɹi/ [UK], /ˈɹiʃiˌɛɹi/ (note: Us), /ˈɹiʃiəɹi/ (note: Us) Forms: retiaries [plural]
Etymology: Compare Latin retiarius. Etymology templates: {{cog|la|retiarius}} Latin retiarius Head templates: {{en-noun}} retiary (plural retiaries)
  1. (zoology) Any spider that spins webs to catch its prey. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-retiary-en-noun-A5rYYu8p Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (historical) A retiarius: a gladiator who fought with a net. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-retiary-en-noun-yi9BleUX

Inflected forms

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          "text": "c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Jeremy Taylor\nscholastic retiary versatility of logic"
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