bullnose
Americannoun
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Architecture. Also
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a rounded or obtuse exterior angle, as the corner made by two walls.
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a structural member, as a brick, used in forming such an angle.
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Also called bullnose step. a step having semicircular or quadrantal ends.
Etymology
Origin of bullnose
Example Sentences
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If the tile you love doesn’t have a bullnose option, it’s not the end of the world.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021
When I added up the hours it took me to complete my narrow strip of bullnose tile, it came to about six hours of labor plus two hours of shopping for materials.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021
He plans to swap in a 120-horsepower Mazda engine, add a set of old racing wheels, beef up the brakes and put a bullnose bar in front.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2021
He was mean to tenants—so are lots of landlords, but he was like a bullnose cartoon character.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2021
Affix the wrong bullnose and the shaft could break.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2017
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