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retiary definition

re·ti·ary (rē′s̸hē er′ē)

adjective

  1. of or like nets or net-making
  2. building nets, as certain spiders
  3. armed with a net

Etymology: < L rete, net (see retina) + -ary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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