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nib pen

nib pen noun: a pen, usually a fountain pen, but formerly often a dip pen, in which the ink flows through a narrow gap in a nib, usually metal, by capillary action.

nib pen: a pen, usually a fountain pen, but formerly often a dip pen, in which the ink flows through a...
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Noun

nib pen (plural nib pens)

  1. A pen, usually a fountain pen, but formerly often a dip pen, in which the ink flows through a narrow gap in a nib, usually metal, by capillary action.

Forms of nib pen

pluralnib pens

Questions about nib pen

What does nib pen mean?
Nib pen means a pen, usually a fountain pen, but formerly often a dip pen, in which the ink flows through a narrow gap in a nib, usually metal, by capillary action.
What part of speech is nib pen?
Nib pen is a noun.
What is the plural of nib pen?
The plural of nib pen is nib pens.

Words near nib pen in the dictionary

  1. Niazi
  2. Niazis
  3. Niazmand
  4. Niazmands
  5. nib
  6. nib pen
  7. nib pens
  8. nib sugar
  9. nib sugars
  10. nib-cove
  11. nibba

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