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hospital corner

noun

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.

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Words nearby hospital corner

hosp., hospice, hospitable, hospital, hospital bed, hospital corner, Hospitaler, Hospitalet, hospital formulary, hospital gangrene, hospitalism
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British Dictionary definitions for hospital corner

hospital corner

noun

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