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. — Esperantostern
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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