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goose pimples

pl.n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

goose′ bumps`

n.pl.

a bristling of the hair on the skin, as from cold or fear; horripilation. Also called goose flesh, goose pimples.

[1930–35; Amer.]

goose pimples

- Named for their similarity to the skin of a plucked goose.

goose pimples

→ قُشَعْرِيْرَةُ husí kůže gåsehud Gänsehaut μπιμπίκια piel de gallina kananliha chair de poule naježiti se pelle d’oca 鳥肌 소름 kippenvel gåsehud gęsia skórka arrepio гусиная кожа gåshud ขนลุก diken diken olmuş tüyler sự sởn gai ốc 鸡皮疙瘩

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