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Nib

/nɪb/

The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

📖 Definitions of "Nib"

noun
  1. 1

    The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

  2. 2

    The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.

  3. 3

    Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.

  4. 4

    A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.

verb
  1. 1

    To fit (a pen) with a nib.

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