nib

nib
noun
  1. the pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface
    笔尖
    ■a pointed or projecting part of an object
    (物体的)尖端,尖突
  2. (nibs)shelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans
    脱壳并碾碎的可可豆(或咖啡豆)
  3. a speck of solid matter in a coat of paint or varnish
    (油漆或清漆上)凸起的小块(或颗粒)
派生
nibbed
adjective
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in the sense 'beak, nose'): probably from Middle Dutch nib or Middle Low German nibbe, variant of nebbe 'beak' (see neb)
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