harness

Definitions

1. 1.The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling.
2. 2.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. To die in harness, to die with armor on; hence, colloquially, to die while actively engaged in work or duty.
3. 3.To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array. Harnessed in rugged steel. Rowe. A gay dagger, Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear. Chaucer.
4. 4.Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. Dr. H. More.
5. 5.To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively. Harnessed to some regular profession. J. C. Shairp. Harnessed antelope. (Zoöl.) See Guib. -- Harnessed moth (Zoöl.), an American bombycid moth (Arctia phalerata of Harris), having, on the fore wings, stripes and bands of buff on a black ground.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling called?
• What is to dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array. Harnessed in rugged steel. Rowe. A gay dagger, Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear. Chaucer called?
• What is fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. Dr. H. More called?