| Harness 1. (n.) Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor. 2. (n.) The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling. 3. (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. 4. (v. t.) To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array. 5. (v. t.) Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. 6. (v. t.) To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively. Thesaurus Entries accouterments, armature, armor, armor plate, back band, backstrap, bearing rein, bed, bed down, bellyband, bit, blinders, blinds, body armor, break, breeching, bridle, brolly, brush, buckler, bulletproof vest, caparison, cavesson, chain armor, chain mail, checkrein, cheekpiece, chinband, chute, cinch, coat of mail, collar, cortex, couple, crownband, crupper, curb, curry, currycomb, drench, drogue chute, feed, fetter, fodder, furnishings, gag swivel, gentle, getup, girth, groom, habergeon, hackamore, halter, hames, hametugs, handle, hauberk, headgear, headstall, hip straps, hitch, hitch up, hook up, jaquima, jerk line, lines, litter, livery, mail, manage, martingale, milk, needles, noseband, outfit, pack, panoply, parachute, parachute jump, plate armor, pole strap, protective covering, reins, ribbons, rig, rub down, saddle, shaft tug, shell, shield, shroud lines, side check, sky dive, snaffle, spines, suit of armor, surcingle, tack, tackle, tame, tend, tether, thick skin, things, train, trappings, trousseau, tug, turnout, umbrella, vent, wardrobe, water, winker braces, yoke |