Definition of "nib" []

• The sharpened point of a quill pen. (noun)
• A tapered point of a pen, designed to be inserted into a penholder or fountain pen. (noun)
• A sharp point or tip. (noun)
• A bird's beak or bill. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It's a pilot, and I wouldn't say the nib is any worse in smoothness than my refillable Pilot fountain pens, though it's lighter."
• "Well the nib is a scratchy and very irritable sore point."
• ""And just through the power of suction and wind, it's separating the lighter shell form the inside, the meats of the bean, which we call the nib.""