embedment|ɛmˈbɛdmənt| [f. embed v. + -ment.] a. The action of embedding, the state of being embedded. b.concr. Something which embeds; a ‘bed’ of stonework, etc. 1828–40Tytler Hist.Scot. (1864) I. 304 The large oak pillars..rested in an embedment of strong masonwork.