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EMBRACERY (from the O. Fr. embraseour, an embracer, i.e. one who excites or instigates, literally one who sets on fire, from embraser, to kindle a fire; " embrace," i.e. to hold or clasp in the arms, is from O. Fr. em-bracer, Lat.'in and bracchia, arms)