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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation;
[syn: pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

horripilation n 1: reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation]