harness

[ hahr-nis ]

/ ˈhɑr nɪs /

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noun

the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Compare yoke¹(def 1).

(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.

the equipment, as straps, bolts, or gears, by which a large bell is mounted and rung.

Electricity. wiring harness.

armor for persons or horses.

verb (used with object)

to put a harness on (a horse, donkey, dog, etc.); attach by a harness, as to a vehicle.

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.

Archaic. to array in armor or equipments of war.

Idioms for harness

in double harness. double harness(def 2).

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.

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

SYNONYMS FOR harness

7 control, manage, utilize, exploit.

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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

Words nearby harness

harmony, harmost, harmotome, harmsworth, harnack, harness, harness eye, harness hitch, harness horse, harness race, harnessed antelope

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To it were harnessed four useful horses, with a postillion to each pair.

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British Dictionary definitions for harnessed

harness

/ (ˈhɑːnɪs) /

noun

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

something resembling this, esp for attaching something to the body a parachute harness

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

the total system of electrical leads for a vehicle or aircraft

weaving the part of a loom that raises and lowers the warp threads, creating the shed

archaic armour collectively

in harness at one's routine work

verb (tr)

to put harness on (a horse)

(usually foll by to) to attach (a draught animal) by means of harness to (a cart, etc)

to control so as to employ the energy or potential power of to harness the atom

to equip or clothe with armour

Derived forms of harness

harnesser, noun harnessless, adjective harness-like, adjective

Word Origin for harness

C13: from Old French harneis baggage, probably from Old Norse hernest (unattested) provisions, from herr army + nest provisions

Idioms and Phrases with harnessed

harness

see die with one's boots on (in harness) in harness.

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