gooseflesh

goose flesh

 
noun
a rough condition of the skin, resembling that of a plucked goose, induced by cold or fear; horripilation.
Also, goose·flesh.
Also called goose pimples, goose bumps, goose skin.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English
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gooseflesh

noun
reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: pilomotor reflex] 
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