nib
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Writing with the German-made pen, Tepper says, is “almost like riding a wild horse” because it’s a larger pen with an extremely smooth nib.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
He bathes a nib in a bottle of blue-black ink and hands a fountain pen to a customer, who dashes off his signature.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
For the book, Sam also shared three more riffs: raspberry-cardamom, banana-cacao nib, and nutty multigrain — with leftover grains like quinoa or farro swirled in.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2023
Use the Speedball Lino, U nib for everything in between the outline.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
‘I had broken my nib, sir, and I was asking Dobson if he could lend me another. ’
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing nib
100 SAT Words Beginning with "N"
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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Boy: Tales of Childhood
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