/ nɪb; NAmE / noun
the metal point of a pen
—picture at fountain pen
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the sense beak, nose ): probably from Middle Dutch nib or Middle Low German nibbe , variant of nebbe beak.
/ nɪb; NAmE / noun
the metal point of a pen
—picture at fountain pen
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the sense beak, nose ): probably from Middle Dutch nib or Middle Low German nibbe , variant of nebbe beak.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005