embrace, embracing, embracement
(noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
embracement (countable and uncountable, plural embracements)
A clasp in the arms; embrace.
State of embracing, encompassing or including various items; inclusion.
Act or state of embracing or accepting; willing acceptance.
State of being contained; enclosure.
Source: Wiktionary
Em*brace"ment, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 November 2024
(adjective) free from evil or guilt; “an innocent child”; “the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
