embracement : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: embracement	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for embracement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
embracement n the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) Synonym(s): embrace, embracing, embracement
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Embracement \Embrace"ment\, n. [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.