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n. - A small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front.

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  • Unfortunately, it soon became clear that we did not have the "bullnose" tiles (with one rounded edge) needed for some outside corners.
  • A fabricator can create a bullnose, ogee, or other premium edge for an extra 10 to 15 percent.
  • The only shipment that came very rapidly was the plain tile and bullnose, mudcaps etc. - the termination pieces. jennifer rose
  • The carefully crafted bullnose shelving proved to have a lip; when she used the lip as a drawer pull, the entire shelf moved smoothly out.
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