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Definition of Pen nib
1. Noun. The writing point of a pen.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pen Nib
Literary usage of Pen nib
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunshine by Amy Johnson (1894)
"Now we will represent a ray from the top of the penholder through the hole—the
end of this line will be the point of the pen-nib (image). ..."
2. A Holiday in Gaol by Frederic Martyn (1911)
"The pen-nib occupied a recess made for it in the soap next to the inkwell.
When I wanted to write, I would tie the pen-nib on to the handle of my wooden ..."
3. Object Lessons in Geography for Standards I, II, & III by Thomas Francis George Dexter, Alfred Hezekiah Garlick (1905)
"Try to pick up pen-nib with middle of lodestone. b. ... The middle of the lodestone,
&c., will not pick up the pen-nib, whereas the ends will. INFERENCE. ..."
4. Elementary Science Lessons: Being a Systematic Course of Practical Object by W. Hewitt (1892)
"Break pen-nib by pressure on thumb-nail or wood. India-rubber may be bent and
twisted without breaking. Ex.—Bend and twist india-rubber block or cord. ..."
5. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1858)
"This pen-holder consista of a tut«, cap, which, when screwed on, is ink-tig the
opposite end is a conical nose-piece, i the pen nib is enclosed. ..."
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