nib
pronunciation
How to pronounce nib in British English:
UK [nɪb]
How to pronounce nib in American English:
US [nɪb]
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- Noun:
- the writing point of a pen
- horny projecting mouth of a bird
Word Origin
- nib (n.)
- 1580s, "beak or bill of a bird," Scottish variant of Old English neb (see neb). Meaning "point" (of a pen or quill) first recorded 1610s.
Example
- 1. Herb dip chiller counter art nib .
- 2. Click : lightly touch the same position on the screen with the nib once .
- 3. However , the nib can be fired from a range of up to eight metres .
- 4. The mutual border was ( and is ) a disputed line drawn by colonial authorities with a thick nib , known as the mcmahon line , after the indian foreign secretary of 1914 .
- 5. Golden pen nib leaves for architecture , and sets out the brush , the deputy of traditional and modern clever union .