nib

n.

1. 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.]

n

The part of a condensing instrument corresponding to the blade of a cutting instrument. The end is called the face of the condenser.

Any projecting piece, part, or particle.

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IN BRIEF: Point of a pen.

The only sound in the room was that of the pen's nib scratching the paper.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spids, pennespids, pen

idioms:

• his nibs    nævnte person, kalorius, hans stormægtighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
punt van ganzenpen, kroontjespen, spits, (mv) gepelde en geplette bonen (koffie/cacao), (aan) punten, van pen voorzien

Français (French)
n. - plume

idioms:

• his nibs    son altesse (hum)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schreibfeder, gemahlene Kaffee- od. Kakaobohnen, Spitze

idioms:

• his nibs    (hum) der hohe Herr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πένα ή μύτη πένας
v. - βάζω πένα, τσιμπολογώ

idioms:

• his nibs    η αφεντιά του

Italiano (Italian)
pennino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bico (m) de pena ou de pássaro, ponta (f)
v. - aparar

Русский (Russian)
перо

Español (Spanish)
n. - punta, plumilla, plumín, pico

idioms:

• his nibs    su majestad, su alteza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spets, stift, näbb, kakaokärnor
v. - sätta in stift, spets

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
嘴, 笔尖, 鹅管笔的尖端

idioms:

• his nibs    他那位大人, 尊贵的阁下

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 嘴, 筆尖, 鵝管筆的尖端

idioms:

• his nibs    他那位大人, 尊貴的閣下

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 펜촉 끝, 부리, 첨단

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - くちばし, ペン先

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رف ريشه الكتابه المعدني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ציפורן-עט, חוד של כלי-עבודה, פולי קפה או קקאו מקולפים וכתושים‬

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