"crispation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crispations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crispation (plural crispations)
  1. (archaic) The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-crispation-en-noun-BiFRMfYZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 68 7 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 5 9 9
  2. (archaic) A slight twitch of a muscle. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-crispation-en-noun-KPFeYdKD

Inflected forms

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        "(archaic) The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled."
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          "text": "crispation of the stomach",
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        },
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          "ref": "1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:",
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