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retiary

[ ree-shee-er-ee ]

adjective

  1. using a net or any entangling device.
  2. making a net or web, as a spider.


retiary

/ -ʃɪə-; ˈriːtɪərɪ /

adjective

  1. rare.
    of, relating to, or resembling a net or web
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of retiary1

1640–50; < Latin rēt- (stem of rēte ) net + -i- + -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of retiary1

C17: from Latin retiarius

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