harness
noun
the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.
harness-like
-
a word derived from
harness.
Example Sentences
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The Aug. 24 edition of this newsletter incorrectly said its Research Assistant is a model harness-like tool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Moody’s, the credit-ratings and research company that has been around for over a century, built its own model harness-like tool called the Research Assistant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
A harbinger of disaster is a replica of the harness-like 2,842 carat necklace from the “Diamond Necklace Affair” of 1785.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Ms. Beckham appears on the cover and inside the November Marie Claire magazine trussed in harness-like contraptions fashioned by Mr. Gaultier.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2010
A flash of gray, with an impression of the characteristic harness-like stripes—that was all.
From African Camp Fires by Stewart Edward White
