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