horripilation

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hor⋅rip⋅i⋅la⋅tion

[haw-rip-uh-ley-shuh

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–noun

a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose flesh.

Origin:
1615–25; < LL horripilātiōn- (s. of horripilātiō). See horripilate, -ion

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hor·rip·i·la·tion (hô-rĭp'ə-lā'shən, hŏ-)

n. The bristling of the body hair, as from fear or cold; goose bumps.

[Late Latin horripilātiō, horripilātiōn-, from Latin horripilātus, past participle of horripilāre, to bristle with hairs : horrēre, to tremble + pilāre, to grow hair (from pilus, hair).]
hor·rip'i·late' v.

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Horripilation

Hor*rip`i*la"tion\, n. [L. horripilatio, fr. horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair: cf. F. horripilation.] (Med.) A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

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Main Entry: hor·rip·i·la·tion
Pronunciation: ho-"rip-&-'lA-sh&n, hä-
Function: noun
: a bristling of the hair of thehead or body (as from disease, terror, or chilliness) : GOOSE BUMPS —hor·rip·i·late /ho-'rip-&-"lAt, hä-/ transitive verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing

horripilation hor·rip·i·la·tion (hô-rĭp'ə-lā'shən, hŏ-)
n.
The bristling of body hair, as from cold; goose bumps.

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