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goose flesh

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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

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My limbs, clad in the comforter that is my post Labor Day inside outfit, are studded in goose flesh.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2023

Sacred geese A diet of goose flesh may help polar bears survive global warming Hats off Spanish has more native speakers than any language other than Mandarin.

From Economist May 30, 2013

Ms. Portman is dabbed with stage blood and digital goose flesh, stalked and spied on by the camera, wrapped in the jumped-up Tchaikovskian wail of Clint Mansell’s score.

From New York Times Dec. 31, 2010

As for myself, I can tell you that I was so much moved by the mere sight of them that I had goose flesh all over me.

From Time Magazine Archive

It made you depressed, and every once in a while, for no reason, you got goose flesh while you walked.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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