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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Neb \Neb\ (n[e^]b), n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb,
Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. naeb beak, bill, Sw.
n[aum]bb, n[aum]f, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill,
beak, G. schnabel, Dan. & Sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. {Nib},
{Snap}, {Snaffle}.]
The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as
of a pen. [Also written {nib}.] --Shak.
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