hospital corner
noun
plural hospital corners
: a neatly folded corner on a bed formed when the corner of a sheet or bedspread is tucked under the mattress
The boys wore knickers to school, and, starting at age five, made their own beds, with hospital corners.—
Dale Russakoff
Dale RussakoffThe couple were gone, but the bed was made with hospital corners and a thin brown blanket.—Sam Lipsyte
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If the Broadway production had hospital corners, this is an untucked top sheet.
—EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024
Instead, the bottom sheet is a flat sheet tucked in with hospital corners for a perfectly smooth fit.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
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EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024
Instead, the bottom sheet is a flat sheet tucked in with hospital corners for a perfectly smooth fit.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
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“Hospital corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospital%20corner. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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