nib
11nib — (n.) 1580s, beak or bill of a bird, Scottish variant of O.E. neb (see NEB (Cf. neb)). Meaning point (of a pen or quill) first recorded 1610s …
12nib — *bill, beak, neb …
13nib — chel·o·nib·ia; nib·ber; nib·bler; nib·lick; nib; nib·ble; nib·by; nib·lic; …
14nib — /nɪb / (say nib) noun 1. the point of a pen, especially a small, tapering metallic device having a split tip for drawing up ink and for writing. 2. either of the divisions of a nib. 3. a point of anything. 4. any pointed extremity. 5. (plural)… …
15nib — Neb Neb (n[e^]b), n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. n[ae]b beak, bill, Sw. n[ a]bb, n[ a]f, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill, beak, G. schnabel, Dan. & Sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. {Nib}, {Snap} …
16nib — niblike, adj. /nib/, n. 1. the point of a pen, or either of its divisions. 2. a penpoint for insertion into a penholder. 3. a point of anything: a cutting tool with a diamond nib. 4. a bill or beak, as of a bird; neb. 5. any pointed extremity. 6 …
17nib — n. & v. n. 1 the point of a pen, which touches the writing surface. 2 (in pl.) shelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans. 3 the point of a tool etc. v. (nibbed, nibbing) 1 tr. provide with a nib. 2 tr. mend the nib of. 3 tr. & intr. nibble.… …
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19nib — UK [nɪb] / US noun [countable] Word forms nib : singular nib plural nibs the pointed end of a pen that you write with …
20nib — [[t]nɪb[/t]] n. 1) a) penpoint 1) b) one of the two segments of a split penpoint 2) any pointed end 3) orn a bill or beak, as of a bird • Etymology: 1575–85; perh. var. of neb; cf. D nib, MLG nibbe (var. of nebbe) beak, ON nibba sharp point. Cf.… …
