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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1638
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(Self-conceat,) Selth-conceat, n. [e.m.E. selfe-conceit (1588); Self pron. and Conceat n.] High or exaggerated opinion of oneself. — 1638 Johnston Diary I 304.
I … remembred sutch selthconceat, pryde, vainglory
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