Category:Neb

Neb, n. Etym: [as. nebb head, face; akin to d. neb, icel. nef, beak Of a bird, nose, dan. næb beak, bill, sw. näbb, näf, and prob. also To d. sneb, snavel, bill, beak, g. schnabel, dan. & sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. Nib, snap, snaffle.]

Defn: the nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as Of a pen. [also written nib.] Shak.