Emily Dickinson Lexicon

NEB, n. [Sax. neb or nebbe; Ice. nebbe or nef; Dan. neb, næb, and with a prefix, snabel; Sw. näf; D. neb, sneb; G. schnabel. In the different dialects it signifies a bill, beak, the nose or the face, from extending or shooting. See Class Nb, No. 2, 3, 6,8, 10, 13, 15, 21, 24. It is also written nib.]

The nose; the beak of a fowl; the bill; the mouth.