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embracement

embracement is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.State of being contained; inclosure. [Obs.] In the embracement of the parts hardly reparable, as bones. Bacon.
  2. 2.Willing acceptance. [Obs.] A ready embracement of . . . his kindness. Barrow.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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