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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
nib       [nib] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
2.a penpoint for insertion into a penholder.
3.a point of anything: a cutting tool with a diamond nib.
4.a bill or beak, as of a bird; neb.
5.any pointed extremity.
6.Metallurgy.
a.a piece of sintered tungsten carbide used as a die for drawing wire or the like.
b.(in powder metallurgy) a compact at any stage of its manufacture.
[Origin: 1575–85; perh. var. of neb; cf. D nib, MLG nibbe (var. of nebbe) beak, ON nibba sharp point. See nibble]

—Related forms
niblike, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
nib       (nĭb)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The sharpened point of a quill pen.
    2. A tapered point of a pen, designed to be inserted into a penholder or fountain pen.
  2. A sharp point or tip.
  3. A bird's beak or bill.


[Alteration of neb.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
nib 
1585, "beak or bill of a bird," Scot. variant of O.E. neb, from P.Gmc. *nabjan (see neb). Meaning "point" (of a pen or quill) first recorded 1611.

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
nib

noun
1. the writing point of a pen 
2. horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: beak] 

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nib (nĭb)
n.
The smooth or serrated portion of a dental instrument that comes into contact with restorative material being condensed.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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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.

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American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary 3rd Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
NIB
  1. National Industries for the Blind
  2. Nordic Investment Bank

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