embrace 
embrace 1 (em-bras'), . [Formerly also im- embrail(em-bral'), r. t. [< cm- 1 + brail."] Naut., 
brace; from the verb.] An inclosuro or clasp to brail up. [Rare.] 
And he who strives the tempest to disarm 
Will never first embrail the lee yard-arm. 
Falconer, Shipwreck, ii. 
embranchement (F. pron. on-broush'mon), n. 
[F. : see embranchment.'] Same as embranch- 
~ - the main branches 
with the arms; specifically, a pressure to the 
bosom with the arms ; an embracement ; a hug. 
Now my embraces are for queens and princesses, 
For ladies of high mark, for divine beauties. 
Fletcher (and another'!), Prophetess, iii. 1. 
Roll'd in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace, meitt; specifically, one ol tne mam orancnes 
or divisions of the animal kingdom ; a branch, 
phylum, or subkingdom. 
The embranchement or sub-kingdom Mollusca. 
E. R. Lankester, Encyc. Brit., XVI. 032. 
Tennyson, Locksley Hall. 
embrace 2 (em-bras'), v. t. [< OF. embraser, em- 
bracer, F. cmbraser, sot on fire, kindle, inflame, 
incite, instigate, < en- + braise, live coals : see 
braise 1 . Hence embracer 2 , embracery.'] 
embroid 
Sage Moses first their wondrous might descry'd, 
When, by some drops from hence imbrai:ed, he 
His triumph sung o'er th' Erythraean Tide. 
J. Beaumont, Psyche, i. 3. 
2. To embellish; make fine or showy; decorate. 
The faded flowres her corse embrave. 
Spenser, Shep. Cal., November. 
,-1 + brawn,~\ 
brawny or muscular. 
It will cmbrawne and iron-crust his flesh. 
Xashe, Lenten Stuffe (Harl. Misc., VI. 16.">). 
embreadt, '. t. Same as embraid 1 . 
Intar, embranchment (em-branch'ment), ,i. l< F; em- ^^T^^^^S^ of^.T 
evidence or open argument, 
Punishment for the person embracing [the embrace:-] is 
by fine and imprisonment ; and for the juror so embraced, 
if it be by taking money, the punishment is (by divers 
stati 
imprisonment for a year, and forfeiture ol tne teniom 
value. Blackstone, Com., IV. x. 
embraced (em-brasf), p. a. In her., braced 
together; tied or bound together. 
embracement (em-bras'ment), . [Formerly 
also imbracement; < F. cmb'rassement, < cmbras- 
ser, embrace: see embrace and -ment."] 1. Tho 
act of embracing ; a grasp or clasp in tho arms; 
a hug ; an embrace. [Obsolescent.] 
These beasts, fighting with any man, stand upon their 
hinder feet, and so this did, being ready t 
shrewd embracement. S\ 
brangling, i 
ntei.l To 
breatlie + -ment; a lit. translation of L. tn- 
The act of breathing 
] 
suggestion, embreathement, 
and dictation of the Holy Ghost. B'. Lee. 
This Fraternity witli its embranchments. T.../N r/ i _L 7, **,,! i T 1 ^ 
D. G. Mitchell, Bound Together, v. embrewH (em-bro'), v. t. [< em-l + brew*.} lo 
Vt f_. strain or distil. 
r. em- 
bran- 
o mix confusedly ; entangle. 
I am lost and embrangled in inextricable difficulties. 
BI>. Berkeley, quoted by 1. Ward, Encyc. Brit., XX. 06. 
Physiology imbranqled with an inapplicable logic. 
Coleridge. 
The half-witted boy . . . undertaking messages and embnng-dayst (em bnng-daz), n. pi 
little helpful odds and ends for every one, which, how- cmbenilfl-aaiJS. 
ever, poor Jacob managed always hopelessly to embrangle, embrithite (em-brith'lt), n. 
T. Hughes, Tom Brown at Rugby, i. 3. ne avy, weighty (< h, in, 4 , , , .. . 
to give me a embranglement (em-brang'gl-ment), Ji. [<cm- fipiOeiv, be heavy, weigh down), + -tte 2 .] A 
Wr P. Sidney. i >ran(J i e + -ment.] Entanglement. variety of the mineral boulangerite, from Ner- 
I should freelier rejoice in that absence wherein he won embrasor, n. See embracer 2 . tchinsk in Siberia. 
honour than in the embracements of his bed, where he embrasure 1 (em-bra'zur; in military use, em'- embroacht (em-broch'), v. t. [<ME. enbrochen, 
would show most love. Shak., Cor., i. 3. T^.^,.^ . [< p. embrasure, an embrasure, put on the spit, < OF. embrocher, spit, broach, 
orig.'the skewing, splaying, or chamfreting of run through the body (= 8ip^embrocar^= It. im- 
a door or window, < OF. cmbraser, skew, splay, 
or chamfer the jambs of a door or window (mod. 
F. ebra&cr, splay), < en- + braser, skew, cham- 
fret.] 1. In arch., the enlargement of the ap- 
erture of a door or window on the inside of 
An obsolete spelling 
embrightt (em-brif), v. t. [< cm- 1 + briglift."] 
To make bright ; brighten. 
Mercy, co-partner of great George's throne, 
Through the embriyhted air ascendant flies. 
Cunningham, On the Death of his Late Majesty. 
Same as 
Gr. 
heavy, weighty (< cv, in, + ppiffoc, wejgjit, < 
Soft whisperings, embracements, all the joys 
And melting toys 
That chaster love allows. 
B. Jonson, Masque of Hymen. 
They were all together admitted to the embracement, 
and to kiss the feet of Jesus. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), I. 340. 
2. The act of taking to one's self ; seizure ; ac- the wall, designed to give more room or admit . . , bra'dn^ v t IX 
ceptance. [Rare.] more light, or to provide a wider range for bal- embroaden^em-bra 
broccare : "see embrocado), < en- + broche, a 
broach, spit : see broach."] To put on the spit ; 
broach. 
Enbroche hit overtwert . . 
And rost it browne. 
Liber Cure Cocorum, p. 43. 
- 1 + broad- 
such a benefactour is Almighty God, and such a tribute 
he requires of us; a ready embracement of, and a joyfull 
complacency in, his kindness. Barrow, Works, I. viii. 
He shows the greatness 
Of his vast stomach in the quick embracement 
Of tli' other's dinner. Ford, Lady's Trial, 11. 1. 
3f. Extent of grasp ; comprehension ; capacity. 
Nor can her [the soul's] wide embracements filled be. 
Sir J. Dai'ies, Immortal, of Soul. 
listic arms. 
Meanwhile apart, in the twilight gloom of a window's 
cinbrtt.viire, 
Sat the lovers, and whispered together. 
Longfellow, Evangeline, i. 3. embrocado (em-bro-ka'do), 11 
2. In fort., an opening in a wall or parapet ' js.. * TI- ,-,, 
The embroadened brim [of the pelvis] found in certain 
savage tribes is a retention of a feature of adolescence. 
Cleland, Nature, XXXVI. 598. 
V 
^ [A Spanish- 
looking modification of It. imbroccata, a thrust 
through which guns are pointed and fired ; the with the sword, a hit, pp. fern, of imbroccare, 
hit the mark, oppose, aim, = Sp. embrocar (pp. 
embrocado), fasten (a shoe in making) with 
tacks to the last, = F. embrocher, spit, broach, 
run through the body : see embroaeh."] A pass 
in fencing. Halliwell. 
embrocate (em'bro-kat), v. t. ; pret. and pp. 
embrocated, ppr. embrocating. [< ML. embroca- 
tus, pp. of embrocare (> It. embroccare = Sp. Pg. 
embrocar = OF. embroquer), foment, < embroca, 
LL. embrocha, < Gr. e/ifipox?/, a fomentation, < 
eufipix el v, soak in, foment, < cv, in, + flptxuv, 
wet, steep, rain, send rain: see bregma."] To 
moisten and rub, as a bruised or injured part 
of the body, with a liquid substance, as with 
liniment. 
I embrocated the tumour with ol. litior and cham. 
Wiseman, Surgery, i. 9. 
embrocation (em-bro-ka'shon), n. [Formerly 
embrochation (after the LL.); < OF. (and F.) 
embrocation = Sp. embrocacion = Pg. embroca- 
c.ao = It. cmbrocazione, < ML. embrocatio(n-), < 
embrocare, foment, < embroca, LL. embrocha, a 
fomentation: see embrocate."] 1. The act of 
moistening and rubbing a bruised or injured 
part with some liquid substance. 
Embrochation, a devise that physitions have to foment 
the head or any other part, with some liquor falling from 
aloft upon it, in manner of rain, whence it took its name. 
Holland, tr. of Plutarch, Expl. of Obscure Words. 
2. The liquid with which an affected part is 
rubbed; a fomentation ; liniment. 
To scoure away the foule dandruffe, an embrochation of 
it [wild mint] and vinegre upon the head in the sun is 
counted singular. Holland, tr. of Pliny, xx. 14. 
162)1 embrodert.r.r-. An obsolete form of embroider. 
embracer 1 (em-bra 'ser), 11. [Formerly also 
imbracer; < embrace + -cr^.~] One who em- 
braces. 
The Neapolitan is accounted the best courtier of ladies, 
and the greatest embracer of pleasure of any other people. 
Uomll, Letters, I. i. 39. 
embracer 2 , embraceor (em-bra'ser, -sor), . 
[Also embrasor; < OF. embraceor, embraseor, 
embrasonr, embraseur, one who sets on fire, an 
incendiary, fig. one who inflames or incites, < 
embraser, embracer, F. cmbraser, set on fire, kin- 
dle, inflame, incite, instigate: see embrace 2 ."] 
In law, one who practises embracery. 
embracery (em-bra'sfer-i), . [Formerly also 
imbracer ij ; < OF. (AF.) *embracerie, < embraser, 
embracer, set on fire, kindle, inflame, incite, in- 
stigate: see embrace 2 ."] In too, the offense of 
attempting to influence a jury or court by any 
means besides evidence or argument in open 
court, such as bribes, promises, threats, per- 
suasions, entertainments, or the like, u involves 
the idea of corruption attempted, whether a verdict is 
given or not, or whether the verdict is true or false. 
embracing (em-bra'sing), p. a. Comprehen- 
sive; thorough. [Rare.] 
The grasp of Pasteur on this class of subjects [ferments] 
was embracing. Tyndall, Life of Pasteur, Int., p. 24. 
embracive (em-bra'siv), a. [< embrace + -ive.~] 
Given to embracing ; caressing. [Rare.] 
Not less kind in her way, though less expansive and 
embrasive, was Madame de Montcontour to my wife. 
Thackeray, Newcomes, Ivii. 
embraid 1 ! (em-brad'), v.t. [Early mod. E. also embrasure 2 ! (em-bra'sur), . [Irreg. < embrace, embrogiio'(em-brd'iy6), n. An erroneous form 
aid 1 .] To braid. F. cmbrasser, + -tire.] An embrace. (imitating embroil) of imbroglio. 
Section and Plan of Embrasure. 
A, B. E , F, section of parapet ; /?, C, D, E, elevation of one cheek 
of embrasure ; A, B, genouillere ; B, E. slope of sole ; X Y, X' V , 
directricesof embrasures; ebb 1 c', throat, ormterior opening; cfee'tf, 
mouth, or exterior opening ; x y, axis ; c b e d, c' b f' d , cheeks or 
sides; * b' e' e, sole or bottom ; c c' b' b e e' d' d, merlon ; b b , sill. 
The widening of the embrasure toward the front is called the splay. 
indent or crenelle of an embattlement. When 
the directrix (the line which bisects the sole) is perpen- 
dicular to the interior crest of the parapet, the embrasure 
is termed direct ; when the directrix makes an acute angle 
with it, the embrasure is said to be oblique. The axis of 
an embrasure is that part of the directrix which lies within 
the boundaries of the sole. See battlement. 
We saw ... on the side of the Hill an old ruined parapet 
with four or five embrasures. Cook, Third Voyage, vi. 6. 
Say, pilot, what this fort may be, 
Whose sentinels look down 
From moated walls that show the sea 
Their deep embrasures' frown ? 
embread; < e-l + braid^. 
Her golden lockes, that late in tresses bright 
Embreaded were for hindring of her haste, 
Now loose about her shoulders hong undight. 
Spenser, F. Q., III. vl. is. 
Where injury of chance 
Puts back leave-taking, . . . forcibly prevents 
Our lock'd embrasures. Shak., T. and C., iv. 4. 
eml)ravet ( em -brav'), r. t. [Also imbrave ; 
embraid 2 t (em-brad'), v. t. [Early mod. E. also < ew-1 + brave."] 1. To inspire with bravery ; 
embrayde ; < em-l + braid^, 5.] To upbraid. make bold. 
To embraide them with their vnbelief, by this exanmple 
of a. man being bothe a heathen and a souldier. 
J. Udall, On Luke vii. 
Psyche, embrav'd by Charts' generous flame, 
Strives in devotion's furnace to refine 
Her pious self. J. Beaumont, Psyche, xvii., Arg. 
embroidKem-broid'), r. t. [< ME. embroi/den, 
cnbrouden, cnbrmcden, cnbraiiden, cnbrawden, < 
OF. embroder, embroider, < en- + broder, bor- 
dt-r, broider (cf. ME. broydcn, brouden, etc., 
partly var. of brciiloi, brtiiilcn, braid): see broid, 
broider, and border.'] Same as embroider. 
Embroudt'd was he, as it were a mede, 
Al fnl of freslu: floui-fs. white and rede. 
Chaucer, Gen. Prol. to C. T., 1. 89. 
