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Definitions for Harness
[1] the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Compare yoke1(def 1) .
[2] (on a loom) the frame containing heddles through which the warp is drawn and which, in combination with another such frame or other frames, forms the shed and determines the woven pattern.
[3] the equipment, as straps, bolts, or gears, by which a large bell is mounted and rung.
[4] Electricity . wiring harness.
[5] armor for persons or horses.
[6] to put a harness on (a horse, donkey, dog, etc.); attach by a harness, as to a vehicle.
[7] to bring under conditions for effective use; gain control over for a particular end: to harness water power; to harness the energy of the sun.
[8] Archaic . to array in armor or equipments of war.
[9] in double harness . double harness(def 2) .
[10] in harness , engaged in one's usual routine of work: After his illness he longed to get back in harness. together as cooperating partners or equals: Joe and I worked in harness on our last job.
[11] an arrangement of leather straps buckled or looped together, fitted to a draught animal in order that the animal can be attached to and pull a cart
[12] something resembling this, esp for attaching something to the body a parachute harness
[13] mountaineering an arrangement of webbing straps that enables a climber to attach himself to the rope so that the impact of a fall is minimized
[14] the total system of electrical leads for a vehicle or aircraft
[15] weaving the part of a loom that raises and lowers the warp threads, creating the shed
[16] archaic armour collectively
[17] in harness at one's routine work
[18] to put harness on (a horse)
[19] (usually foll by to) to attach (a draught animal) by means of harness to (a cart, etc)
[20] to control so as to employ the energy or potential power of to harness the atom
[21] to equip or clothe with armour
Words related to Harness
belt, strap, utilize, tame, exploit, curb, tackle, mobilize, equipment, tack, trappings, fetter, secure, accouter, apply, rig, check, muzzle, hold, fit
Words nearby Harness
harmony, harmost, harmotome, harmsworth, harnack, harness, harness eye, harness hitch, harness horse, harness race, harnessed antelope
Origin of Harness
1250–1300; Middle English harneis, herneis < Old French herneis baggage, equipment < Old Norse *hernest provisions for an armed force, equivalent to herr army (cf. harbor, herald) + nest provisions for a journey
Other words from Harness
har·ness·er , noun
har·ness·less , adjective
har·ness·like , adjective
re·har·ness , verb (used with object)
well-har·nessed , adjective
Word origin for Harness
C13: from Old French harneis baggage, probably from Old Norse hernest (unattested) provisions, from herr army + nest provisions