hospital corner
hospital corner · hospital corners
A crisp fold formed at the corner of a bed by tucking the sheet or blanket tightly…A crisp fold formed at the corner of a bed by tucking the sheet or blanket tightly under the edges of the mattress.
Meaning
1 senses(usually plural)A crisp fold formed at the corner of a bed by tucking the sheet or blanket tightly under the edges of the mattress.
Origin
Beds in a hospital might be made up in this way.Beds in a hospital might be made up in this way.
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Forms
plural: hospital corners| Singular | hospital corner |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.