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

Then carve the outline with the Speedball Lino, V nib.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022

Importantly, the knife was used to adjust the nib of the writing instrument when it became dull after much use.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2022

Six: Wipe the excess ink completely from pen and nib.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg