Both Uses
conceit
in
Henry IV, Part 2
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- Well conceited, Davy: about thy business, Davy.†
Scene 5.1conceited = excessively proud of oneself
- his wit's as thick as Tewksbury mustard; there 's no more conceit in him than is in a mallet.†
Scene 2.4 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(conceit as in: confident, but not conceited) excessive pride in oneself, arrogance, or vanity
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In academic and literary contexts, conceit refers to an extended metaphor. Less commonly and archaically, conceit can mean to conceive.