RETIARY (2)

Re′ti‐a‐ry, a. [[Cf. LL. retiarius.]] 1. 1. Netlike.
This work is in retiary, or hanging textures. Sir T. Browne. 2. 2. Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; — said of certain spiders.
3. 3. Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle.
Scholastic retiary versatility of logic. Coleridge.