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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Sleep; the state or condition of being asleep.
  2. n. The state or condition of numbness of a part due to pressure on a nerve: as, the obdormition of a limb.

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  1. n. The sensation of numbness that occurs in a limb when it "falls asleep" due to pressure on a nerve.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. obsolete Sleep.

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  • “People who are not accustomed to the position, should be careful when trying to sit seiza, as the position can reduce blood circulation in the lower limbs, resulting in pain and eventually obdormition, or the limbs "going to sleep.”

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  • hernesheir An obs. meaning of the word was simply "to fall asleep", from L. obdormire "to fall asleep". Now that English has a way to convey that meaning in 2 or 3 words (go to sleep, fall asleep, drift off, drop off, etc.), that single tetrasllyabic word has been relegated to a more specific meaning: numbness or "going to sleep" of a limb, etc. Dec 30, 2008

  • sionnach A related word is paresthesia, though the two do not appear to be synonymous. The definition for paresthesia involves "a skin sensation, such as burning, prickling, itching, or tingling", but goes on to specify either "usually associated with peripheral nerve damage" or "with no apparent physical cause", neither of which really fits for pins and needles.

    The German term for pins and needles is "Ameisenlaufen", or "running ants", which suggests the English word formication, a phenomenon which appears to be usually drug-related and has nothing to do with making whoopee on the kitchen counter. Dec 13, 2008

  • oroboros That ole pins 'n needles feeling! May 5, 2008

  • reesetee Damn foot is asleep again! Feb 23, 2007

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