Nibs Definition

nĭbz
noun
An important, or esp. self-important, person.
Webster's New World

Plural form of nib.

Wiktionary
(slang, UK, dated, 19th Century) Self.
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Origin of Nibs

  • Perhaps alteration of nob

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • See nib

    From Wiktionary

Nibs Sentence Examples

  • Its purpose is to sort out the different lengths of fibre, and to clear such fibres of their nibs and noils.

  • Folded Yarns are hairy after being spun and folded, and in addition sometimes contain nibs and rough places.

  • Sprinkle nibs on plain or vanilla yogurt to add a light cocoa flavor and a new texture.

  • The fibre and nibs have to be cleaned off by means of a gassing machine so constructed that the end of silk (silk yarn) is frictioned to throw off the nibs, and at the same time is run very rapidly through a gas flame a sufficient number of times to burn off the hairy and fibrous matter without injuring the main thread.

  • The first was a February born group 2 Loosebeare Imp sired daughter out of a Glenside His Nibs bred mother.

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Words Starting With

NNINIB

Words Ending With

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