Both Uses of
conceit
in
The Taming of the Shrew
- Why, sir, what's your conceit in that?†
Scene 4.3 *conceit = excessive pride
- O, sir, the conceit is deeper than you think for.†
Scene 4.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(conceit as in: confident, but not conceited) feelings of excessive pride
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much less commonly and archaically, conceit can mean to conceive.