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Definition harness

Etymology

From Middle English harneys, harnes, harneis, harnais, herneis, from Anglo-Norman harneis, Old French hernois (“equipment used in battle”), believed to be from Old Norse *hernest, from heer (“army”) and nest (“provisions”). More at here.

Noun

harness (countable and uncountable, plural harnesses)

1. (countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps.
2. (countable) A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.
3. (dated, uncountable) The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.
4. 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.
5. Equipment for any kind of labour.

Verb

harness (third-person singular simple present harnesses, present participle harnessing, simple past and past participle harnessed)

1. (transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.
2. (transitive) To capture, control or put to use.
3. (transitive) To equip with armour.

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