'Embracement' definitions:

Definition of 'embracement'

From: WordNet
noun
The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) [syn: embrace, embracing, embracement]

Definition of 'Embracement'

From: GCIDE
  • Embracement \Em*brace"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embrassement.]
  • 1. A clasp in the arms; embrace. [1913 Webster]
  • Dear though chaste embracements. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. State of being contained; inclosure. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • In the embracement of the parts hardly reparable, as bones. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Willing acceptance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • A ready embracement of . . . his kindness. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]

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