retiary

[ ree-shee-er-ee ]

adjective

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

retiary

/ ˈriːtɪərɪ; -ʃɪə- /

adjective

1. rare.
   of, relating to, or resembling a net or web

Word History and Origins

Origin of retiary¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of retiary¹

C17: from Latin retiarius