A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps.
2
A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.
3
The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.
4
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.
verb
1
To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.
They harnessed the horse to the post.
2
To capture, control or put to use.
Imagine what might happen if it were possible to harness solar energy fully.