dip pen vs nib

dip pen

noun
  • A kind of pen consisting of a nib with capillary channels like those of a fountain pen, mounted in a handle or holder. 

nib

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

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

  • The bill or beak of a bird; the neb. 

  • The shaft of a wagon. 

  • A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean. 

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

  • One of the handles projecting from a scythe snath. 

verb
  • To fit (a pen) with a nib. 

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