bullnose

[bool-nohz]

bull·nose

[bool-nohz]
noun
1.
Also, bull's nose. Architecture.
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.

Origin:
1835–45; bull1 + nose
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Bullnose is always a great word to know.
So is bearing. Does it mean:
an enclosure beside a church such as an atrium or cloister
a supporting part of a structure; the area of contact between a supporting beam and other underlying support
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bullnose

noun
a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front 
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