crispation

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(She arches her body in lascivious crispation, placing her forefinger in her mouth) Spoke to me.

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  1. noun The act of crisping or curling.
  2. noun The state of being crisped or curled.
  3. noun A slight involuntary muscular contraction, often producing a crawling sensation of the skin.

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  • (She arches her body in lascivious crispation, placing her forefinger in her mouth) Spoke to me. —  Ulysses
  • _ (She arches her body in lascivious crispation, placing her forefinger in her mouth) _ Spoke to me. —  Ulysses
  • A crispation of interest passed over the congregation; every chin was raised. —  The Imperialist
  • Accordingly he had a "crispation of nerves," which obliged him to take a large cut-glass decanter and hit her on the head with it. —  A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century
  • He shut his eyes, and a nervous crispation caused the fingers of his hands to close themselves with such force, that the grasp of that which held her little palm hurt her. —  A Siren
 

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  1. = French crispation; as crispate + -ion.
 

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/krɪsˈpeɪʃən/
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