harness

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English harneys, harnes, harneis, harnais, herneis, from Anglo-Norman harneis and Old French hernois (“equipment used in battle”), believed to be from Old Norse *hernest, from herr (“army”) + nest (“provisions”) (from Proto-Germanic *nesaną (“to heal, recover”)). More at harry. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑː.nəs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹ.nəs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈhaː.nəs/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nəs === Noun === harness (countable and uncountable, plural harnesses) (countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement. (countable) A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function: a wiring harness. (dated, uncountable) The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general. 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. Synonym: shaft Equipment for any kind of labour. ==== Alternative forms ==== harnass (rare, archaic) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === harness (third-person singular simple present harnesses, present participle harnessing, simple past and past participle harnessed) (transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain. Synonym: tackle (transitive) To capture, control or put to use. (transitive) To equip with armour. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === harness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Harness in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === Shaners, Shearns