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bullnose

[ bool-nohz ]

noun

  1. Also Architecture.
    1. a rounded or obtuse exterior angle, as the corner made by two walls.
    2. a structural member, as a brick, used in forming such an angle.
  2. Also called bullnose step. a step having semicircular or quadrantal ends.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bullnose1

First recorded in 1835–45; bull 1 + nose

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