'Crispation' definitions:
Definition of 'Crispation'
From: GCIDE
- Crispation \Cris*pa"tion\ (kr?s-p?"sh?n), n. [CF. F. crispation.]
- 1. The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A very slight convulsive or spasmodic contraction of certain muscles, external or internal. [1913 Webster]
- Few men can look down from a great height without creepings and crispations. --O. W. Holmes. [1913 Webster]