HARNESS
\hˈɑːnɪs], \hˈɑːnɪs], \h_ˈɑː_n_ɪ_s]\
Definitions of HARNESS
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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control and direct with or as if by reins; as of a horse
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a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
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exploit the power of; "harness natural forces and resources"
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put a harness on; of animals such as horses
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
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exploit the power of; "harness natural forces and resources"
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put a harness; "harness the horse"
By Princeton University
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Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.
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The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling.
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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.
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To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array.
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To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively.
By Oddity Software
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Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.
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The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling.
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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.
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To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array.
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To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively.
By Noah Webster.
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The working gear of a horse; the dress and armor of a knight; any arrangement, as of straps, etc., for performing some mechanical operation.
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To put harness upon; equip, as a knight.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Formerly, the armor of a man or horse: the equipments of a horse.
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To equip with armor: to put the harness on a horse.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To equip with harness or with armor.
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The equipment of a horse or other draft animal; tackle.
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Equipment for any work; active service.
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Defensive armor.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The whole accoutrements or armour of a knight; the furniture of a draught horse.
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To equip with armour; to put the harness on; to defend.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Armour; the tackle or fittings of horses when employed in dragging carts, coaches, gigs, &c.
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To prepare a horse with the necessary fittings for drawing a vehicle; to put on warlike accountrements.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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