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Definition of Gooseflesh
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 Gooseflesh
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of goose flesh) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gooseflesh
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gooseflesh
Literary usage of Gooseflesh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1921)
"The Best of the Spring Fiction "As strange as truth"—Floyd Dell BLIND MICE
gooseflesh and laughter A woman an intrigue a riddle Wintry fields and love and ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1908)
"The gooseflesh shudder, the tingling following a sharp rap on the hand, the "waking
up" of a limb which has been asleep, and the ordinary muscle, joint, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"—gooseflesh on back.—Small boils on back that do not mature. 21. Limbs. ...
gooseflesh on arms.—Boils on wrist that do not mature, hard and painful, ..."
4. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1879)
"Sensation of gooseflesh, without chilliness, on the right thigh,3.—Heat, Internal
fever, in the morning; creeping chilliness recurring at intervals of five ..."
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