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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Harness \Har"ness\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harnessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Harnessing}.] [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}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Guib}. {Harnessed moth} (Zo[94]l.), an American bombycid moth ({Arctia phalerata} of Harris), having, on the fore wings, stripes and bands of buff on a black ground. | |
