crispation

noun

1. (archaic)The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled.
2. (archaic)A slight twitch of a muscle.

   “crispation of the muscles”

   “crispation of the stomach”

   “Few men can look down from a great height without creepings and crispations.”

   “THE NYMPH: (Loftily.) We immortals, as you saw today, have not such a place and no hair there either. We are stonecold and pure. We eat electric light. (She arches her body in lascivious crispation, placing her forefinger in her mouth.).”