noun. The gear or tackle, other than a yoke, with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement.

noun. Something resembling such gear or tackle, as the arrangement of straps used to hold a parachute to the body.

noun. A device that raises and lowers the warp threads on a loom.

noun. Armor for a man or horse.

transitive verb. undefined

transitive verb. To put a harness on (a draft animal).

transitive verb. To fasten by the use of a harness.

transitive verb. To bring under control and direct the force of.

idiom. (in harness) On duty or at work.

noun. Nautical, an obsolete term for the furniture of a ship.

To dress in armor; equip with armor for war, as a man or horse.

To fit out; equip; dress.

To equip or furnish for defense.

To put harness or working-tackle on, as a horse.

To fit up or put together with metal mountings.

To fasten to a boat by the toggle-iron and tow-line, as a whale.

noun. The defensive armor and weapons of a soldier, especially of a knight; in general, and especially in modern poetical use, a suit of armor.

noun. Clothing; dress; garments.

noun. The working-gear or tackle of a horse, mule, ass, goat, dog, or other animal (except the ox) used for draft; the straps, collar, bridle, lines, traces, etc., put upon a draft-animal to enable it to work and to guide its actions. See cut in next column.

noun. Hence Figuratively, working-tackle of any kind; an equipment for any kind of labor; also, that which fits or makes ready for labor: as, his duties keep him constantly in the harness.

noun. The apparatus in a loom by which the sets of warp-threads are shifted alternately to form the shed. It consists of the heddles and their means of support and motion. Also called mounting.

noun. The mechanism by which a large bell is suspended and tolled.

noun. Temper; humor: alluding to the behavior of a horse in harness.

noun. Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.

noun. The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling.

noun. The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle.

noun. to die with armor on; hence, colloquially, to die while actively engaged in work or duty.

transitive verb. To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array.

transitive verb. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense.

transitive verb. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively.

transitive verb. See Guib.

transitive verb. an American bombycid moth (Arctia phalerata of Harris), having, on the fore wings, stripes and bands of buff on a black ground.

noun. A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps.

noun. A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.

verb. to place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain

verb. to capture, control or put to use

verb. exploit the power of

verb. put a harness

noun. stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

verb. control and direct with or as if by reins

noun. a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)

verb. keep in check

"Always wearing the harness is my best form of safety."

unharness  

cape harness  centered tieharness  coupé harness  double equal plain tie-harness  double-scale harness  

harnessed  harnessing  test harness  

bound  command  confine  control  exploit  

armor  belt  blanket  boot  bridle  

accouterments  armature  armor  armor plate  array  

harnessed  harnesses  harnessing