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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Harness \Har"ness\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Harnessed} (-n[e^]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.
Harnessed in rugged steel. --Rowe.
A gay dagger, Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear. --Chaucer.
2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. --Dr. H. More.
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}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Guib}.
{Harnessed moth} (Zo["o]l.), an American bombycid moth ({Arctia phalerata} of Harris), having, on the fore wings, stripes and bands of buff on a black ground.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
harnessed
adjective: brought under control and put to use; "electricity from the harnessed Colorado River"; "the harnessed power of the atom"
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