|
|
Definition of Goose pimple
1. Noun. Reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation.
Generic synonyms: Inborn Reflex, Innate Reflex, Instinctive Reflex, Physiological Reaction, Reflex, Reflex Action, Reflex Response, Unconditioned Reflex
Derivative terms: Horripilate, Horripilate
Definition of Goose pimple
1. Noun. (context: rarely used in the singular) Small bumps on the skin caused by the involuntary erection of hairs in response to cold or fear. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goose Pimple
Literary usage of Goose pimple
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1859)
"obey the mandate as if you were a soldier: cold water, a Turkish towel, and
goose-pimple friction, ..."
2. What the White Race May Learn from the Indian by George Wharton James (1908)
"... clad only in their cotton garments, thoroughly enjoying a romp in the snowdrifts,
and without even a goose- pimple on their skin. ..."
3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1859)
"obey the mandate as if you were a soldier: cold water, a Turkish towel, and
goose-pimple friction, ..."
4. The Composite Man as Comprehended in Fourteen Anatomical Impersonations by Edwin Hartley Pratt (1902)
"sensation, without muscular fibers I could not make a single hair stand on end
or raise a goose pimple, and without areolar tissue I could have no ..."
5. Changing the Fourth Estate: Essays on South African Journalism by Adrian Hadland (2006)
"On the Road, written as a novel by French-Canadian writer Jack Kerouac, evocatively
describes his cross-America trips and it's a goose-pimple read. ..."
Other Resources:
Afrikaans