Definition of harness
- n. - Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military
sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.
- n. - The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing
a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling.
- n. - 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.
- v. t. - To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a
horseman; to array.
- v. t. - Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense.
- v. t. - To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a
horse. Also used figuratively.