n. | 1. | Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor. |
| 2. | The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling. |
| 3. | 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. |
v. t. | 1. | To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array. |
| 2. | Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. |
| 3. | To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively.Harnessed antelope | (Zool.) See Guib. |
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