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Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To encircle; to encompass; to inclose.

Compass :: Compass (n.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument..

West :: West (n.) The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the point directly opposite to east..

Pack :: Pack (n.) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass; as to pack goods in a box; to pack fish..

Isle :: Isle (v. t.) To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island..

Pure :: Pure (superl.) Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion..

Pemmican :: Pemmican (n.) Meat, without the fat, cut in thin slices, dried in the sun, pounded, then mixed with melted fat and sometimes dried fruit, and compressed into cakes or in bags. It contains much nutriment in small compass, and is of great use in long voyages of exploration..

Gold-bound :: Gold-bound (a.) Encompassed with gold.

Comate :: Comate (a.) Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair; hairy..

Verge :: Verge (n.) The compass of the court of Marshalsea and the Palace court, within which the lord steward and the marshal of the king's household had special jurisdiction; -- so called from the verge, or staff, which the marshal bore..

Cincture :: Cincture (n.) That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure.

Compassionating :: Compassionating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Compassionat.

Within :: Within (prep.) In the limits or compass of; not further in length than; as, within five miles; not longer in time than; as, within an hour; not exceeding in quantity; as, expenses kept within one's income..

Southwest :: Southwest (n.) The point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region.

Circumambient :: Circumambient (a.) Surrounding; inclosing or being on all sides; encompassing.

Mercy :: Mercy (n.) A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.

Bow-compasses :: Bow-compasses (pl. ) of Bow-compas.

Piteous :: Piteous (a.) Evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy; compassionate; tender..

Bowel :: Bowel (n.) The seat of pity or kindness. Hence: Tenderness; compassion.

Forgiving :: Forgiving (a.) Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper..

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