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Definition of nib

nib
Neb Neb, 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, Snaffle.] The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen. [Also written nib.] --Shak.
Nib
Nib Nib, n. [A variabt of neb.] 1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. ``The little nib or fructifying principle.' --Sir T. Browne. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb. 3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder. 4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
Nib
Nib Nib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nebbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nibbing.] To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.

Meaning of nib from wikipedia

- Look up nib in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. NIB, nib or NiB may refer to: Nib (pen), the writing tip of a pen The Nib, an online comic Nib, partially...
- "N.I.B." is a song released by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It first appeared as the fourth track on the band's self-titled debut album. The...
- A nib is the part of a quill, dip pen, fountain pen, ball point, or stylus which comes into contact with the writing surface in order to deposit ink....
- The Nib was an American online daily comics publication focused on political cartoons, graphic journalism, essays and memoir about current affairs. Founded...
- Nib sugar (also pearl sugar and hail sugar) is a product of refined white sugar. The sugar is very co****, hard, opaque white, and does not melt at temperatures...
- A fountain pen is a writing instrument that uses a metal nib to apply water-based ink, or special pigment ink—suitable for fountain pens—to paper. It...
- writing instrument used to apply ink to paper. It usually consists of a metal nib with a central slit that acts as a capillary channel like those of fountain...
- nib Group (nib, formerly Newcastle Industrial Benefits) is an Australian health care fund. It was established in 1952 to provide health insurance for workers...
- NIB Bank was a ****stani bank which was based in Karachi, ****stan. It was formed in 2003 as a result of merger of IFIC Bank and the National Development...
- A Flex nib (or flexible nib) is a type of fountain pen nib that can create different line widths. Due to its non-rigid structure, a flex nib allows a...