HARNESSED
harnessed
(adjective) brought under control and put to use; “electricity from the harnessed Colorado River”; “the harnessed power of the atom”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
harnessed
simple past tense and past participle of harness
Anagrams
• dershanes, seerhands
Source: Wiktionary
HARNESS
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