Her conceit was obvious to everyone in the room.
Huswifery describes sewing.
Female homemaking is Huswifery. It is pronounced as : Hus´wife`ry
Conceit is when someone thinks very highly of himself or herself. For example, if someone goes around talking about how intelligent he is, that is conceit. It's also conceit when someone thinks that nobody else is as good as she is at something.
An example of archaic language in "Huswifery" by Edward Taylor is the usage of "thee" and "thy" instead of "you" and "your". For example, in the line "Make me, O Lord, thy spinning-wheel complete," the word "thy" is used instead of "your". These old-fashioned pronouns were common in 17th-century English but are rarely used in modern English.
You are very narcissistic. I can see the conceit in your voice!
I went through my conceits while I was alone.
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Conceit: In John Donne's poem "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," he uses a conceit comparing two lovers to the legs of a compass, highlighting the strength and stability of their connection despite physical separation. Paradox: One example of a paradox is the statement "less is more," which seems contradictory but suggests that simplicity can be more effective or powerful than complexity.
Here was an opportunity of taking the conceit out of him.
The Fatal Conceit was created in 1988.