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nib [nɪb] N

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The resulting pieces of beans are called nibs. en.wikipedia.org

Roasting can be done on the whole bean before shelling or on the nib after shelling. en.wikipedia.org

Many vintage pens with decades-old nibs can still be used today. en.wikipedia.org

The center of the bean, known as the nib, contains an average of 54 percent cocoa butter, which is a natural fat. en.wikipedia.org

Those were the iridium-tipped gold nib, hard rubber, and free-flowing ink. en.wikipedia.org

Some time after this the company ceased production of dip pen nibs permanently. en.wikipedia.org

Most nibs are ground, using various methods, into a thick creamy paste, known as chocolate liquor or cocoa paste. en.wikipedia.org

For writing an address on cloth, a moistened copying pencil was preferred to a pen, whose nib could easily get caught in the weave. en.wikipedia.org

Steel nibs may also have harder tips; those with un-tipped steel points will wear more rapidly due to abrasion by the paper. en.wikipedia.org

More flexible nibs can be easily damaged by ballpoint users who write with excessive pressure. en.wikipedia.org

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