Retiary
Retiary , noun
[See Retiarius.]
1.
(Zoology) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.
2.
A retiarius.
Retiary , adjective
[Compare Late Latin retiarius.]
1.
Netlike.
This work is in retiary, or hanging textures.
2.
Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; -- said of certain spiders.
3.
Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle.
Scholastic retiary versatility of logic.