Harnessed

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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}. (Zool.) See {Guib}.
  
     {Harnessed moth} (Zool.), 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 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"