πέννα — meaning in English

English meaning

• nib noun The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
• quill noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.

Senses

πέννα is used for these senses in English:

• nib The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
• plectrum (music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.

nib — full definition

1. noun The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
2. noun A bird's beak.
3. noun Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.
4. noun A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.

quill — full definition

1. noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.
2. noun A pen made from a large feather, historically used for writing.
3. noun One of the sharp, barbed spines on a porcupine or hedgehog.

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