embracement

Em*brace"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. embrassement.] 1. A clasp in the arms; embrace. Dear though chaste embracements. Sir P. Sidney. 2. State of being contained; inclosure. [Obs.] In the embracement of the parts hardly reparable, as bones. Bacon. 3. Willing acceptance. [Obs.] A ready embracement of . . . his kindness. Barrow.

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