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retiary

n. வலைச்சிலந்தி, வடிவியல்பாணியில் வலைபின்னும் சிலந்திவகை.


Re"ti*a*ry, n. Etym: [See Retiarius.] 1. (Zoöl.) Defn: Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey. 2. A retiarius. Re`ti*a*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. retiarius.] 1. Netlike. This work is in retiary, or hanging textures. Sir T. Browne. 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. Coleridge.


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