■ noun
1》 the pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink.
↘a pointed or projecting part of an object.
2》 ( ~s ) shelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans.
Derivatives
~bed adjective
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'beak, nose'): prob. from MDu. ~ or Mid. Low Ger. ~be , var. of nebbe (see neb ).