<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">nibs</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>pen points</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>dip pens</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>pen holders</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>tool and equipment components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>nib</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nib, pen</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pen nib</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pen nibs</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The tapered or beveled tips or pairs of blades that form the pen point of a reed pen, quill pen, or pen with a metal point, such as a fountain pen. The term may also refer to the removable metal pen point of a pen, as distinguished from the handle or holder of the point. It may also refer to the tiny ball of iridium on the tip of a metal pen point, as distinguished from similar pen points that are blunt or have a fine sharp point. Nib is also used to refer to one of the two blades that form the point of a split pen point. ]]></note></mads>