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Question
What is "goose-flesh"?
Solution 1
A peculiar roughness of the skin produced by cold or fear, in which the hair follicles become erect and form bumps on the skin is called goose flesh.
Solution 2
Goose-flesh, also known as goosebumps, is a physiological reaction in which the skin develops tiny bumps, resembling the skin of a plucked goose.
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