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cris·pa·tion (krĭs-pā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. The act of crisping or curling.
2. The state of being crisped or curled.
A slight involuntary muscular contraction, often producing a crawling sensation of the skin.

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crispation cris·pa·tion (krĭs-pā'shən)
n.
A slight involuntary muscular contraction, often producing a crawling sensation of the skin.

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Crispation

Cris*pa"tion\ (kr?s-p?"sh?n), n. [CF. F. crispation.]

1. The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled. --Bacon.

2. A very slight convulsive or spasmodic contraction of certain muscles, external or internal.

Few men can look down from a great height without creepings and crispations. --O. W. Holmes.