Crispation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of crisping or curling.
  • n. The state of being crisped or curled.
  • n. A slight involuntary muscular contraction, often producing a crawling sensation of the skin.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled.
  • n. A slight twitch of a muscle.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled.
  • n. A very slight convulsive or spasmodic contraction of certain muscles, external or internal.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of curling, or the state of being curled or wrinkled.
  • n. In surgery, a slight morbid or natural contraction of any part, as that of the minute arteries of a cut wound when they retract. Mayne.
  • n. A minute wave produced on the surface of a liquid by the vibrations of the supporting vessel, as when a moistened finger is moved around the rim of a glass, or when a glass plate covered by a thin layer of water is set in vibration by a bow.
    • Word Usage
    "Those people have been suffering for so long from a state of crispation at all levels (politically, economically, intellectually and culturally)."
     
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