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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) frisson
a passing sensation of excitement; thrill.

Etymology: (1770–80; < F: shiver, shudder, OF friçons (pl.) < LL frictiōnem, acc. of frictiō shiver (taken as der. of frīgēre to be cold), L: massage, friction)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
"a frisson of surprise shot through him"

'frisson' - Nearby Entries
friskiness frisking frisky frisson fritillaria affinis fritillaria agrestis fritillaria biflora

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