harnesses

Noun

harness (countable and uncountable, plural harnesses)

1. (countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.
2. (countable) A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function: a wiring harness.
   • The cars then enter the main lines for further assembly - including the installation of internal electrical harnesses, underfloor equipment, internal panelling, roof equipment, carpets, seats and tables.2024 December 27, Pip Dunn, “Network News: Hitachi pushes on with '810' assembly and testing”, in RAIL, number 1025, page 20
3. (dated, uncountable) The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.
   • Ring the alarum-bell! Blow, wind! come, wrack!
     At least we'll die with harness on our back.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
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.

   Synonyms:

   shaft

5. Equipment for any kind of labour.
6. A software framework.
   • test harness

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