<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.</li><li>(On a loom) The frame containing heddles through which the warp is drawn and which, in combination with another such frame or other frames, forms the shed and determines the woven pattern.</li><li>The equipment, as straps, bolts, or gears, by which a large bell is mounted and rung.</li><li>Electricity: Wiring harness.</li><li>Armor for persons or horses.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(Used with object) To put a harness on (a horse, donkey, dog, etc.); attach by a harness, as to a vehicle.</li><li>To bring under conditions for effective use; gain control over for a particular end: to harness water power; to harness the energy of the sun.</li><li>(Archaic) To array in armor or equipments of war.</li></ul>