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