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Definition of 'nib'

noun

The writing point of a pen [syn: nib, pen nib]

noun

Horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker]

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Nib \Nib\ (n[i^]b), 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. [1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb. [1913 Webster]
3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder. [1913 Webster]
4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon. [1913 Webster]
5. pl. See his nibs, below. [PJC]
his nibs Someone who gives a command or makes a demand, often one who acts in a self-important manner, sometimes one with authority; -- used mockingly as a jocose term, as if a title of honor, but not usually in the presence of the person referred to, and usually indicating resentment or contempt. [Colloq.] [PJC]

From: GCIDE

Neb \Neb\ (n[e^]b), n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. naeb beak, bill, Sw. n[aum]bb, n[aum]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. [1913 Webster]