Erection of the hairs on the skin by contraction of the cutaneous muscles (caused by cold, fear or other emotion, or nervous affection), producing…
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| 释义 | the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [noun] > hair standing on end or gooseflesh (6) horripilation1656 Erection of the hairs on the skin by contraction of the cutaneous muscles (caused by cold, fear or other emotion, or nervous affection), producing… goose-skin1785 = goose-flesh, n. 2. goose-flesha1834 A rough, pimply condition of the skin, resembling that of a plucked goose, produced by cold, fear, etc.; horripilation. (Cf. goose-skin, n. 2.) chicken flesh1844 A state of the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement, in which small bumps appear on the surface as the hairs become erect. Cf. gooseflesh, n. 2a. goose pimples1889 = gooseflesh, n. 2a. goose bumps1933 = gooseflesh, n. 2a. |
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