Definition of "nib" in Anglais

noun

1. The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

2. (now dialectal) A bird's beak.

3. Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.

4. A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.

5. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.

6. One of the handles projecting from a scythe snath.

7. The shaft of a wagon.

verb

1. (transitive) To fit (a pen) with a nib.