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  1. 1. n. Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A retiarius. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Netlike. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; -- said of certain spiders. Source: opted
  5. 5. a. Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle. Source: opted
  6. 6. 1. (Zoöl.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey. 2. A 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. Source: webster
  7. 7. n. Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey. n. A retiarius. a. Netlike. a. Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; -- said of certain spiders. a. Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle. Source: ecdict

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