embrace vs winding sheet

embrace

noun
  • An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something. 

  • Full acceptance (of something). 

  • An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug. 

  • An act of enfolding or including. 

verb
  • To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug. 

  • To encircle; to enclose, to encompass. 

  • To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome. 

  • To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass. 

  • To submit to; to undergo. 

winding sheet

noun
  • A burial shroud. 

  • A collection of tallow rising up against the wick of a candle, once regarded as an omen of death. 

How often have the words embrace and winding sheet occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )