\Em*brace"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.