Thesaurus: embracement

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1. n. A clasp in the arms; embrace.
2. n. State of being contained; inclosure.
3. n. Willing acceptance.
4. n. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
5. 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.
6. n. A clasp in the arms; embrace. n. State of being contained; inclosure. n. Willing acceptance.