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NIBBED
nibbed
(adjective) (used of pens) having a writing point or nib especially of a certain kind; “a broad-nibbed pen”
NIB
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nibbed (comparative more nibbed, superlative most nibbed)
Having a nib or point.
(philately) Of a stamp: having the nib of its perforation removed or damaged.
Anagrams
• Dibben
Source: Wiktionary
Nibbed, a.
Definition: Having a nib or point.
NIB
Nib, n. Etym: [A variabt of neb.]
1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The little nib or fructifying principle." Sir T. Browne.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
Nib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nebbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nibbing.]
Definition: To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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