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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Harness \Har"ness\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harnessed (-n[e^]st);
     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.
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              Harnessed in rugged steel.            --Rowe.
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              A gay dagger,
              Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. --Dr. H. More.
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     3. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a
        horse. Also used figuratively.
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              Harnessed to some regular profession. --J. C.
                                                    Shairp.
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     Harnessed antelope. (Zo["o]l.) See Guib.
  
     Harnessed moth (Zo["o]l.), an American bombycid moth
        ({Arctia phalerata of Harris), having, on the fore wings,
        stripes and bands of buff on a black ground.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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["o]l.) See Guib.
  
     Harnessed moth (Zo["o]l.), an American bombycid moth
        ({Arctia phalerata of Harris), having, on the fore wings,
        stripes and bands of buff on a black ground.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  harnessed
       adj : brought under control and put to use; "electricity from the
             harnessed Colorado River"; "the harnessed power of the
             atom"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  harnessed
     vb.
     (infl of en harness  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  harnessed
     vb.
     (infl of en harness  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  harnessed
     vb.
     (infl of en harness  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  harnessed
     vb.
     (infl of en harness  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  harnessed
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm h arness ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  harnessed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en harness ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb harness)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Harnessed /hˈɑːnɪst/
  مسخّر

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  harnessed /hˈɑːnɪst/
  angeschirrt, aufgezäumt
   see: harness, harnessing, harnesses, harnessed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  harnessed /hˈɑːnɪst/
  schirrte an
   see: harness, harnessing, harnessed, harnesses
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  harnessed /hˈɑːnɪst/
  nutzbar gemacht, sich dienstbar gemacht, sich untertan gemacht
   see: harness sth., harnessing, harness solar energy
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈhɑɹnəst/


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