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retiary

/ˈɹiːʃɪəɹi/ UK
/ˈɹiːʃəɹi/ UK
/ˈɹiʃiˌɛɹi/
/ˈɹiʃiəɹi/

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Compare Latin retiarius.

adjective

not comparable net-like And, beside this kind of work in retiary and hanging textures
archaic, not comparable Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; said of certain spiders.
not comparable Armed with a net; hence, skilful at entangling. c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Jeremy Taylor scholastic retiary versatility of logic

noun retiaries

Any spider that spins webs to catch its prey.
historical A retiarius: a gladiator who fought with a net.

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@misc{retiary_2026,
  title = {retiary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/retiary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}