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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dissimilance, -simulance, n. Also: -ilans, -symilance, -semmilance; -symulance, -ans. [L. dissimulantia.] Dissimulation.(a) a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 108.
Men of suffisans … Seikand saull hele without dissimilans Ib. 431. c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 182.
Quhen Venus had persauit this rebute, Dissymilance scho bad go mak persute c1500-c1512 Dunb.) Asl. MS. II. 93/13. (
Quhen kend was his dissimilans … For feir he fled 1531 Bell. Boece I. 57.
Baith his wordis, visage, and contenance apperit but ony dissimilance 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 617.
Dissimilance … In to that court sall neuer get resorte 1567 G. Ball. 68.
We suld … Without ony dissemmilance Be blyith(b) a1500 Henr. Fab. 2209.
As the foxe with dissimulance and gyle Gart the wolf wene [etc.] c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 217.
Dissymulance was besy me to sile Ib. xlv. 3.
Luve … In quhais fair dissimvlance May none assure 1513 Doug. iv. Prol. 208.
Fy on dissait and fals dissymulans 1537 Lynd. Depl. Magd. 38.
In to ȝour court ȝe neuer had sic two, So leill luffaris without dissimulance 1560 Rolland Seven S. 4535.
The knicht … sufferit ouir with blyith dissimulance To treit his gaistis with ane gude countenance a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. cxi. 50.
I exhort ȝow … Ceis fra dissimulance and desaitis 1596 Dalr. II. 417/13.
That al sal weil vnderstand his wil to be … bair of ony couering of dissimulance toward the King and the Quene
