retiary

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Retiary \Re"ti*a*ry\, n. [See {Retiarius}.]
   1. (Zool.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.
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   2. A retiarius.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Retiary \Re`ti*a*ry\, a. [Cf. LL. retiarius.]
   1. Netlike.
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            This work is in retiary, or hanging textures. --Sir
                                                  T. Browne.
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   2. Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; --
      said of certain spiders.
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   3. Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle.
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            Scholastic retiary versatility of logic.
                                                  --Coleridge.
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