Meaning
7 sensesThe tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
Federspitze
остриё пера́ostrijó perá
(dialectal)A bird's beak.
Schnabel
клювkljuv
horny projecting mouth of a bird
Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.
A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.
A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
One of the handles projecting from a scythe snath.
The shaft of a wagon.
Examples
3 sentencesThe pen has a very fine nib.
Once the sketch is completed, ink it with a nib pen.
deSobald die Skizze fertig ist, tuschiere sie mit einem Füller aus.
She watched the nib of her pen glide around the surface of the page, an inky line trailing behind it.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From a variant of neb, perhaps due to association with nibble.From a variant of neb, perhaps due to association with nibble.
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