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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1490-1499, 1556
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Fictioun, n. [e.m.E. fiction, late ME. fyction (1483), F. fiction.] Feigning, pretence. — c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 17/32.
That he … cum to confessioun without fictioun a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 967.
Do pennans but tary or fictioun 1556 Lauder Off. Kings 167.
But fictioun, fraude, or flatterie
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