Synonyms for harnesses
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : hahr-nis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑr nɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for harnesses Other synonyms for the word harnesses
Définition of harnesses
Origin :- "to put a harness on a draught animal," c.1300, from Old French harneschier, from harnois (see harness (n.)); figurative sense is from 1690s. Related: Harnessed; harnessing.
- noun gear for controlling an animal
- verb rein in; control
- And if we were to obtain control of the apparatus which harnesses the ray?
- Extract from : « Lords of the Stratosphere » by Arthur J. Burks
- The poet, the artist, the dreamer that harnesses his mind—all can contemplate.
- Extract from : « The Prodigal Returns » by Lilian Staveley
- This done, it harnesses itself anew and re-commences its efforts.
- Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay
- In dividing the harnesses they came upon a cow-bell hanging on a nail.
- Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland
- Saddles and harnesses were at first made of skins and sometimes of cloth.
- Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
- I am overhauling these harnesses, to get them all ready for winter.
- Extract from : « Rollo's Experiments » by Jacob Abbott
- Old Memotas had especially manufactured the harnesses for this event.
- Extract from : « Winter Adventures of Three Boys » by Egerton R. Young
- After the threads leave the beam, they are drawn through the "harnesses."
- Extract from : « Makers of Many Things » by Eva March Tappan
- In the dim light he harnesses his horse and lights his lamp.
- Extract from : « The Children's Book of London » by Geraldine Edith Mitton
- He rubs his harnesses methodically with a thick, black cloth.
- Extract from : « A Chambermaid's Diary » by Octave Mirbeau
Antonyms for harnesses
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