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Webster 1913 Edition


Crispation

Cris-pa′tion

(kr?s-p?′sh?n)
,
Noun.
[CF. F.
crispation
.]
1.
The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled.
Bacon.
2.
A very slight convulsive or spasmodic contraction of certain muscles, external or internal.
Few men can look down from a great height without creepings and
crispations
.
O. W. Holmes.

Webster 1828 Edition


Crispation

CRISPATION

,
Noun.
The act of curling, or state of being curled.