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crispation

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled.
    archaic
  2. A slight twitch of a muscle.
    archaic

Equivalents

Françaiscrispation

Examples

“crispation of the muscles”
“crispation of the stomach”
“Few men can look⟳ down from a great height without creepings and crispations.”
“THE NYMPH: (Loftily.) We immortals, as you saw⟳ today, have⟳ not such a place⟳ and no hair there either. We are stonecold and pure. We eat⟳ electric light⟳. (She arches her body in lascivious crispation, placing her forefinger in her mouth.).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

crispature Crispbread crisped mint Crispell crispener Crisper

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