[hahr-nis] 
| 1. | the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Compare yoke 1 (def. 1). |
| 2. | (on a loom) the frame containing heddles through which the warp is drawn and which, in combination with another such frame or other frames, forms the shed and determines the woven pattern. |
| 3. | the equipment, as straps, bolts, or gears, by which a large bell is mounted and rung. |
| 4. | Electricity. wiring harness. |
| 5. | armor for persons or horses. |
| 6. | to put a harness on (a horse, donkey, dog, etc.); attach by a harness, as to a vehicle. |
| 7. | to bring under conditions for effective use; gain control over for a particular end: to harness water power; to harness the energy of the sun. |
| 8. | Archaic. to array in armor or equipments of war. |
| 9. | in double harness. double harness (def. 2). |
| 10. | in harness,
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