The only sound in the room was that of the pen's nib scratching the paper. From LearnThat.org.
Well the nib is a scratchy and very irritable sore point. From Wordnik.com. [65 entries from December 2006] Reference
It's a pilot, and I wouldn't say the nib is any worse in smoothness than my refillable Pilot fountain pens, though it's lighter. From Wordnik.com. [Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway] Reference
Even if you don't want to pay for a customised nib, a well-functioning nib is very important. From Wordnik.com. [Loosen Up Your Writing Grip To Banish Pain | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
My nib is the finest they make and the pen just won’t clog or skip. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: May 16, 2004 - May 22, 2004 Archives] Reference
What you get when you grind the center of the cacao bean, called the nib, into a thick liquid. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
The nib is not likely to wear down during a penÂ’s lifetime since iridium is used as nib tips. From Wordnik.com. [Gentle Nib | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
The nib is a smooth Japanese fine, which works out to something like an extra fine, perfect for planners or journals. From Wordnik.com. [D*I*Y Planner - Comments] Reference
nib'o Suction finds and removes what are called nib files which usually are no longer necessary but still take up disk space. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Macintosh App Reviews, News and Commentary | Mac360] Reference
That is the kind of nib of which I feel in need to-night. From Wordnik.com. [Prose Fancies] Reference
The forged signature is written with the same kind of nib as the genuine ones. From Wordnik.com. [The Loudwater Mystery] Reference
Moved ". nib" files that don't need localization out of the "English. lproj" folder. From Wordnik.com. [MacUpdate - Mac OS X] Reference
One problem in itself is as good as another, just as one kind of nib is as good as another, since problems are valuable only as means. From Wordnik.com. [Since Cézanne] Reference
Cacao nib or mass (from 10 to 20 per cent.), say 10. From Wordnik.com. [Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer] Reference
Churchill's; a mere old steel nib would scarcely enter into a sale at all. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens With a Description of the Manufacturing Process by Which They Are Produced] Reference
So in the above machine the finer nib and shell pass through with the germ. From Wordnik.com. [Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer] Reference
She inked her pen and then sat and stared at the paper until her nib dried out. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Mountain]
For a time there was hardly a sound but the scritch of nib on paper as she wrote. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Mountain]
That the color would fade off the nib within a week didn't bother the King at all. From Wordnik.com. [King Rat]
Her nib flew relentlessly over the sheets, but the letter was disconnected and dry. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
In the middle of cleaning up my projectile nib-nabs with an old towel, mom laughed. From Wordnik.com. [haloaskew Diary Entry] Reference
He bestrides the nib of the statesman's pen and guides it into falsehood and treason. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866] Reference
After some seafood nib-nabs, dad apparently approved and let me go off with this guy. From Wordnik.com. [haloaskew Diary Entry] Reference
I placed my patent sunset-nib in its mouth, waved it twice, dipped it once, and began. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, April 30, 1892] Reference
Beloved: I look at this ridiculous little nib now, running like a plow along the furrows!. From Wordnik.com. [An Englishwoman's Love-Letters] Reference
I write for the children, who don't dare come home with reports red from their teacher's nib. From Wordnik.com. [Why I write] Reference
Therefore, the actual yield of usable nib, which has to bear the whole duty, is about 80 per cent. From Wordnik.com. [Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer] Reference
The pure nib is now blended in proportions which are carefully chosen to attain the result desired. From Wordnik.com. [Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer] Reference
Peter Marlowe brought out the pen and unscrewed the top and held the nib so it caught the sunlight. From Wordnik.com. [King Rat]
Most purists would say no, even though it's made from the same small part of the cacao bean -- the nib. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Tip Sheet] Reference
Mashie-Niblick (mah-she nib-lik) -- Wood shafted golf club with about the same loft and length as today's seven iron. poilus. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919] Reference
I will tell it in my own words, -- not that they are so good as his, but because they come more readily to the nib of my pen. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858] Reference
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