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nib
(nĭb)n.
1.
a. The sharpened point of a quill pen.
b. A tapered point of a pen, designed to be inserted into a penholder or fountain pen.
2. A sharp point or tip.
3. A bird's beak or bill.
[Alteration of neb.]
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nib
(nɪb)n
1. the writing point of a pen, esp an insertable tapered metal part with a split tip
2. a point, tip, or beak
3. (plural) crushed cocoa beans
vb (tr) , nibs, nibbing or nibbed
4. to provide with a nib
5. to prepare or sharpen the nib of
[C16 (in the sense: beak): origin obscure; compare Northern German nibbe tip. See neb, nibble]
ˈnibˌlike adj
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nib
(nɪb)n.
1.
b. one of the two segments of a split penpoint.
2. any pointed end.
3. a bill or beak, as of a bird.
[1575–85; perhaps variant of neb; compare Dutch nib, Middle Low German nibbe (variant of nebbe) beak, Old Norse nibba sharp point. compare nibble]
nib′like`, adj.
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nib
Past participle: nibbed
Gerund: nibbing
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| Noun | 1. |  nib - the writing point of a pen pen - a writing implement with a point from which ink flows point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" |
| 2. |  nib - horny projecting mouth of a bird bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings cere - the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds mouth - the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth" |
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Translations
رأس قَلَم الحِبْر
pero
pennespids
tollhegy
pennaoddur
plunksninissmailu galiuku
rakstāmspalva
mürekkepli kalem ucuuç
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nib
[ˈnɪb] n [fountain pen] → (bec m de) plume fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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nib
(nib) noun (also ˈpen-nib) the pointed, metal part of a fountain-pen or other pen from which the ink flows.
-nibbeda fine-nibbed pen.
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