crispation

English

Noun

crispation (plural crispations)

  1. (archaic) The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled.
  2. (archaic) A slight twitch of a muscle.
    • Francis Bacon
      Few men can look down from a great height without creepings and crispations.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for crispation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From crisper +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʁispasjɔ̃/
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Noun

crispation f (plural crispations)

  1. twitch
  2. tension

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