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
harness
(noun) a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
rule, harness, rein
(verb) keep in check; “rule one’s temper”
harness
(verb) exploit the power of; “harness natural forces and resources”
harness, tackle
(verb) put a harness; “harness the horse”
harness, rein in, draw rein, rein
(verb) control and direct with or as if by reins; “rein a horse”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
harness (countable and uncountable, plural harnesses)
(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps.
(countable) A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.
(dated, uncountable) The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.
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.
Equipment for any kind of labour.
harness (third-person singular simple present harnesses, present participle harnessing, simple past and past participle harnessed)
(transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.
(transitive) To capture, control or put to use.
(transitive) To equip with armour.
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Source: Wiktionary
Har"ness, n. Etym: [OE. harneis, harnes, OF.harneis, F. harnais, harnois; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. harnez old iron, armor, W. haiarn iron, Armor. houarn, Ir. iarann, Gael. iarunn. Gf. Iron.]
1. Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor. At least we 'll die witch harness on our back. Shak.
2. The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling.
3. 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.
Har"ness, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harnessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Harnessing.] Etym: [OE. harneisen; cf. F. harnacher, OF. harneschier.]
1. 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.
2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. Dr. H. More.
3. 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
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
