horripilation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: horripilation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for horripilation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
horripilation n reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation Synonym(s): pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horripilation \Horrip`ila"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.