retiary

/ˈɹiːʃɪəɹi/

adj 3noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

scholastic

VERB + RETIARY

work

RETIARY + NOUN

logic, textures, versatility

PREP.

adj

net-like

And, beside this kind of work in retiary and hanging textures

Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; said of certain spiders.

Armed with a net; hence, skilful at entangling.

c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Jeremy Taylor scholastic retiary versatility of logic

noun

Any spider that spins webs to catch its prey.

A retiarius: a gladiator who fought with a net.

And, beside this kind of work in retiary and hanging textures

Wiktionary

c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Jeremy Taylor scholastic retiary versatility of logic

Wiktionary

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