Syn. -- To clasp; hug; inclose; encompass; include; comprise; comprehend; contain; involve; imply.
Em*brace" (?), v. i. To join in an embrace.
Em*brace", n. Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.
We stood tranced in long embraces,
Mixed with kisses.
Tennyson.
Em*brace"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. embrassement.] 1. A clasp in the arms; embrace.
Dear though chaste embracements.
Sir P. Sidney.