BULLNOSE


Meaning of BULLNOSE in English

/bool"nohz'/ , n.

1. Also, bull's nose . Archit.

a. a rounded or obtuse exterior angle, as the corner made by two walls.

b. a structural member, as a brick, used in forming such an angle.

2. Also called bullnose step . a step having semicircular or quadrantal ends.

[ 1835-45; BULL 1 + NOSE ]

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