n.
The bristling of the body hair, as from fear or cold; goose bumps.
[Late Latin horripilātiō, horripilātiōn-, from Latin horripilātus, past participle of horripilāre, to bristle with hairs : horrēre, to tremble + pilāre, to grow hair (from pilus, hair).]
horripilate hor·rip'i·late' v.
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