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nib [nıb] N

nib

(钢)笔尖 bǐjiān

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The pen is usually held at a constant angle to the horizontal; different scripts require different nib angles. en.wikipedia.org

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

Metal nibs are also easily manufactured to have different properties for different purposes. 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

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

A penwiper would often be included, and from the mid-nineteenth century, a compartment for steel nibs, which replaced quill pens. en.wikipedia.org

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

The quill was in common use until the early 19th century and the advent of the metal nib. en.wikipedia.org

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