nib
noun
[ nɪb ]
• the pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface.
• shelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans.
• a speck of solid matter in a coat of paint or varnish.
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘beak, nose’): probably from Middle Dutch nib or Middle Low German nibbe, variant of nebbe ‘beak’ (see neb).
