hospital corner

noun

1. a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.

hospital corner

noun

1. a corner of a made-up bed in which the bedclothes have been neatly and securely folded, esp as in hospitals

Example Sentences

Then he drove to the city and Betsy turned at the hospital corner with no interference.

From Project Gutenberg