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.

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Meanings

nounnib pen (plural nib pens)

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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dip pen
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