HARNESS (2)

Har″ness, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harnessed (–nĕst); p. pr. & vb. n. Harnessing.] [[OE. harneisen; cf. F. harnacher, OF. harneschier.]] 1. 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. 2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. Dr. H. More.
3. 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. (Zoöl.) See Guib. — Harnessed moth (Zoöl.), an American bombycid moth (Arctia phalerata of Harris), having, on the fore wings, stripes and bands of buff on a black ground.