Vocabulary : Harness to Harped

Harness : Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor. ;; The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling. ;; 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. ;; To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array. ;; Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. ;; To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively.
Harness cask : A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; -- called also harness tub.
Harnessed : of Harness
Harnesser : One who harnesses.
Harnessing : of Harness
Harns : The brains.
Harp : A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and played with the fingers. ;; A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre. ;; A grain sieve. ;; To play on the harp. ;; To dwell on or recur to a subject tediously or monotonously in speaking or in writing; to refer to something repeatedly or continually; -- usually with on or upon. ;; To play on, as a harp; to play (a tune) on the harp; to develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.
Harpa : A genus of marine univalve shells; the harp shells; -- so called from the form of the shells, and their ornamental ribs.
Harpagon : A grappling iron.
Harped : of Harp
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