Webster's Dictionary 1913

1297

Embowelment

Em‐bow″el‐ment (?), n. Disembowelment.

1298

Embower

Em‐bow″er (?), v. t. To cover with a bower; to shelter with trees. [Written also imbower.] Milton. — v. i. To lodge or rest in a bower. “In their wide boughs embow'ring. ” Spenser.

1299

Embowl

Em‐bowl″ (?), v. t. To form like a bowl; to give a globular shape to. Sir P. Sidney.

1300

Embox

Em‐box″ (?), v. t. To inclose, as in a box; to imbox.

1301

Emboyssement

Em‐boysse″ment (?), n. [See Embushment.] An ambush. Chaucer.

1302

Embrace

Em‐brace″ (ĕm‐brās″), v. t. [Pref. em- (intens.) + brace, v. t.] To fasten on, as armor. Spenser.

1303

Embrace (2)

Em‐brace″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Embraced (–brāst″); p. pr. & vb. n.Embracing (–brā″sĭng).] [OE. embracier, F. embrasser; pref. em- (L. in) + F. bras arm. See Brace, n.] 1. To clas...

1304

Embrace (3)

Em‐brace″ (?), v. i. To join in an embrace.

1305

Embrace (4)

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.

1306

Embracement

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.In the embrace...

1307

Embraceor

Em‐brace″or (?), n.(Law) One guilty of embracery.

1308

Embracer

Em‐bra″cer (?), n. One who embraces.

1309

Embracery

Em‐bra″cer‐y (?), n.(Law) An attempt to influence a court, jury, etc., corruptly, by promises, entreaties, money, entertainments, threats, or other improper inducements.

1310

Embracive

Em‐bra″cive (?), a. Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing. Thackeray.

1311

Embraid

Em‐braid″ (?), v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + 1st braid.] 1. To braid up, as hair. Spenser.2. To upbraid. Sir T. Elyot.

1312

Embranchment

Em‐branch″ment (?), n. [Cf. F. embranchement.] The branching forth, as of trees.

1313

Embrangle

Em‐bran″gle (?), v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + brangle.] To confuse; to entangle.I am lost and embrangled in inextricable difficulties. Berkeley.

1314

Embrasure

Em‐bra″sure (?; 135), n. [See Embrace.] An embrace. “Our locked embrasures.” Shak.

1315

Embrasure (2)

Em‐bra″sure (277), n. [F., fr. embraser, perh. equiv. to ébraser to widen an opening; of unknown origin.] 1. (Arch.) A splay of a door or window.Apart, in the twilight gloom of ...

1316

Embrave

Em‐brave″ (?), v. t. 1. To inspire with bravery. Beaumont.2. To decorate; to make showy and fine.And with sad cypress seemly it embraves. Spenser.

1317

Embrawn

Em‐brawn″ (?), v. t. To harden.It will embrawn and iron-crust his flesh. Nash.

1318

Embread

Em‐bread″ (?), v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + bread = 1st braid.] To braid. Spenser.

1319

Embreathement

Em‐breathe″ment (?), n. The act of breathing in; inspiration.The special and immediate suggestion, embreathement, and dictation of the Holy Ghost. W. Lee.

1320

Embrew

Em‐brew″ (?), v. t. To imbrue; to stain with blood. Spenser.

1321

Embright

Em‐bright″ (?), v. t. To brighten.

1322

Embrocate

Em″bro‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Embrocated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Embrocating.] [NL. embrocatus, p. p. of embrocare; cf. Gr. � lotion, fomentation, fr. � to foment; � in + � to...

1323

Embrocation

Em′bro‐ca″tion (?), n. [NL. embrocatio: cf. F. embrocation.] (Med.) (a) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc. (b) The liquid or lotion with wh...