1. 
[syn: embrace, embracing, embracement]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Embracement \Em*brace"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embrassement.]
   1. A clasp in the arms; embrace.
      [1913 Webster]
            Dear though chaste embracements.      --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.
      [1913 Webster]
   2. State of being contained; inclosure. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]
            In the embracement of the parts hardly reparable, as
            bones.                                --Bacon.
      [1913 Webster]
   3. Willing acceptance. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]
            A ready embracement of . . . his kindness. --Barrow.
      [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
embracement
    n 1: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in
         greeting or affection) [syn: embrace, embracing,
         embracement]