"Retiarius" is a word in ENGLISH
A gladiator armed with a net for entangling his
adversary and a trident for despatching him.
It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions. They have their place in heaven also.
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A grizzled old man was eating in a truck stop when three Hell's Angels' bikers walked in. The first walked up to the old man, pushed his cigarette into the old man's pie and then took a seat at the counter. The second walked up to the old man, spat into the old man's milk and then he too took a seat at the counter. The third walked up to the old man, turned over the old man's plate, and then he took a seat at the counter. Without a word of protest, the old man quietly left the diner. Shortly thereafter, one of the bikers said to the waitress, "Humph, not much of a man, was he?" The waitress replied, "Not much of a truck driver either, he just backed his big-rig over three motorcycles."
The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- …
Read the complete definitionTo fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently.
Read the complete definitionSword-shaped; resembling a sword in form, as the leaf of the iris, or of the gladiolus.
Read the complete definitionOriginally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or …
Read the complete definitionOne who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.
Read the complete definitionOf or pertaining to gladiators, or to contests or combatants in general.
Read the complete definitionThe art or practice of a gladiator.
Read the complete definitionConduct, state, or art, of a gladiator.
Read the complete definitionA genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate leaves, and including many species, some of which are cultivated and …
Read the complete definitionUsing a noose, as a gladiator.
Read the complete definitionA fencer; a gladiator; one who exhibits his skill in the use of the sword.
Read the complete definitionA small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the …
Read the complete definitionA three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators.
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