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▪ I. telar, a. rare—0.|ˈtiːlə(r)| [f. L. tēla web + -ar1.] Pertaining to or of the nature of a web. Hence ˈtelarly adv., in the manner of a web. So telarian |tiːˈlɛərɪən| a., that spins a web, as a spider; n. a spider that spins a web; † ˈtelary a. = telar, telarian adj.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. v. xix. 262 We will not dispute the pictures of Telary Spiders, and their position in the web. 1658― Gard. Cyrus iii. 58 Conformable to the Spiders web, and the Radii in like manner telarely interwoven. 1853G. Johnston Nat. Hist. E. Bord. I. 126 Slender spokes..‘telarly interwoven’ somewhat after the fashion of the spider's web. 1891Cent. Dict., Telarian. ▪ II. telar, -are obs. forms of tiller. |