n.
Function: noun
Date: 1592
1 : a close encircling with the arms and pressure to the chest especially as a sign of affection : HUG
2 : GRIP , ENCIRCLEMENT <in the embrace of terror>
3 : ACCEPTANCE <her embrace of new ideas>
n.
Function: noun
Date: 1592
1 : a close encircling with the arms and pressure to the chest especially as a sign of affection : HUG
2 : GRIP , ENCIRCLEMENT <in the embrace of terror>
3 : ACCEPTANCE <her embrace of new ideas>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012