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goose flesh

noun

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 Also calledgoose bumpsgoose pimplesgoose skin

Puckered with chills and goose-flesh, the fireside people huddled and sneezed around their respective hearths.

Fake though he knew it to be, Cleek could not repress a swift rush and prickle of "goose-flesh" at sight of it.

It makes goose-flesh come up all over just to think of having the tines of a pitchfork stuck into me.

The very mention of—you know what follows sea-sickness—turns my very skin to goose-flesh.

He received the most sordid avowals calmly, neither blaming Barnes nor indulging himself with mental goose-flesh.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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