goose flesh

noun

1. Also called: goose bumps.  goose pimples.  goose skin. the bumpy condition of the skin induced by cold, fear, etc, caused by contraction of the muscles at the base of the hair follicles with consequent erection of papillae: so called because of the resemblance to the skin of a freshly-plucked fowl

Related Words

• goose pimples 
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