gooseflesh n. A peculiar roughness of the skin produced by cold or fear, in which the hair follicles become erect and form bumps on the skin; called also goose skin, goose pimples, goose bumps.
... said, often occurs: it alludes to the horripilation (Arab. Kush'arirah), horror or gooseflesh which, in Arab as in Hindu fables, is a symptom of great joy. So Boccaccio's "pelo arriciato" v., 8: ... — The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 1 • Richard F. Burton
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