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Found 2 hits - Term: harnessed, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
harness \har"ness\, v. t. imp.  p. p. harnessed -ne^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.
      1913 webster

            harnessed in rugged steel.            --rowe.
      1913 webster

            a gay dagger,
            harnessed well and sharp as point of spear.
                                                  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. fig.: to equip or furnish for defense. --dr. h. more.
      1913 webster

   3. to make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a
      horse. also used figuratively.
      1913 webster

            harnessed to some regular profession. --j. c.
                                                  shairp.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
harnessed harnessing harnessed antelope guib harnessed moth arctia phalerata 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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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