Definition of "self-collected" [self-collected]

• Self-possessed; self-contained; confident; calm.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "All self-collected natural fur and feathers get a 60 day quaratine in a ziplock with this powder to rid it of all the buggy goodness."
• "The features, with their self-collected composure, and noble contempt of whatever could have astounded or shaken an ordinary mind, formed a well-fitted capital to the excellently proportioned and vigorous frame which they terminated."
• "Florence was by nature steady and self-collected, and she at once felt that she was bound to be wary before she gave him any answer."