'Harnessed antelope' definitions:
Definition of 'harnessed antelope'
From: WordNet
noun
Any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness
Definition of 'Harnessed antelope'
From: GCIDE
- Harness \Har"ness\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harnessed (-n[e^]st); p. pr. & vb. n. Harnessing.] [OE. harneisen; cf. F. harnacher, OF. harneschier.]
- 1. To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array. [1913 Webster]
- Harnessed in rugged steel. --Rowe. [1913 Webster]
- A gay dagger, Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster]
- Harnessed to some regular profession. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster]
- Harnessed antelope. (Zool.) See Guib.
- Harnessed moth (Zool.), an American bombycid moth ({Arctia phalerata} of Harris), having, on the fore wings, stripes and bands of buff on a black ground. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'harnessed antelope'
From: GCIDE
- Guib \Guib\, n. (Zool.) A West African antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus), curiously marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground, and hence called harnessed antelope; -- called also guiba. [1913 Webster]