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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 11 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HARNESS (from O. Fr. harneis or harnois; the ultimate origin is obscure; the See also:Celtic origin which connects it with the Welsh haiarn, See also:iron, has phonetic and other difficulties; the See also:French is the origin of the Span. arnes, and Ger. Harnisch)  , probably, in origin, See also:gear, tackle, equipment in See also:general, but See also:early applied particularly to the See also:body See also:armour of a soldier, including the trappings of the See also:horse; now the general See also:term for the gear of an See also:animal used for draft purposes, traces, See also:collar, bridle, girth, breeching, &c . It is usually not applied to the See also:saddle or bridle of a See also:riding animal . The word, in its See also:original meaning of tackle or working apparatus, is still found in See also:weaving, for the mechanism which shifts the warp-threads to See also:form the " See also:shed," and in See also:bell-See also:hanging, for the apparatus by which a large bell is hung . The New See also:English See also:Dictionary quotes an early use of the word for the lines, See also:rod and hooks of an See also:angler (Fysshing with an See also:Angle, c . 1450) .

End of Article: HARNESS (from O. Fr. harneis or harnois; the ultimate origin is obscure; the Celtic origin which connects it with the Welsh haiarn, iron, has phonetic and other difficulties; the French is the origin of the Span. arnes, and Ger. Harnisch)
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