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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

To smother his boyish spirits, Joan bought a "sleep safe," a harness-like gadget used to keep babies from rolling out of bed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Four spindly legs led up to a globular body encased in a harness-like contraption.

From Victory by Del Rey, Lester

A flash of gray, with an impression of the characteristic harness-like stripes—that was all.

From African Camp Fires by White, Stewart Edward