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retiary

N คล้าย ตาข่าย  ใช้ ทำ ใยแมงมุม  ใช้ อุปกรณ์ กับดัก 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RETIARIUS

Re `ti *a "ri *us, n. Etym: [L., fr. rete a net. ] (Rom. Antiq.)

 

Defn: A gladiator armed with a net for entangling his adversary and a trident for despatching him.

 

RETIARY

Re "ti *a *ry, n. Etym: [See Retiarius. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.

 

2. A retiarius.

 

RETIARY

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

retia

re tia |ˈrētēə, ˈrā -ˈriʃ (i )ə | plural form of rete.

 

retiarius

re ti ar i us |ˌrēSHēˈe (ə )rēəs ˌriʃiˈɛriəs | noun ( pl. retiarii |-ˈe (ə )rēˌē, -ēˌī | ) an ancient Roman gladiator armed with a net and a spear. ORIGIN Latin, from rete net.

 

Oxford Dictionary

retia

retia |ˈriːtɪə | plural form of rete.

 

retiarius

retiarius |ˌrɛtɪˈɑːrɪəs, -ˈɛːrɪəs | noun ( pl. retiarii |-rɪʌɪ, -rɪiː | ) an ancient Roman gladiator who used a net to trap his opponent. ORIGIN Latin, from rete net .