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HORRIPILATION
Etymology
Noun
horripilation (countable and uncountable, plural horripilations)
A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.
Synonyms: goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goose flesh, piloerection, pilomotor reflex
Source: Wiktionary
Hor*rip`i*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. horripilatio, fr. horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair: cf. F. horripilation.] (Med.)
Definition: A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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