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hospital corner

hospital corner noun: a crisp fold formed at the corner of a bed by tucking the sheet or blanket tightly under the edges of the mattress.

Noun

hospital corner (plural hospital corners)

  1. (plural-normally) A crisp fold formed at the corner of a bed by tucking the sheet or blanket tightly under the edges of the mattress.

Forms of hospital corner

pluralhospital corners

Origin of hospital corner

Beds in a hospital might be made up in this way.

Questions about hospital corner

What does hospital corner mean?
Hospital corner means a crisp fold formed at the corner of a bed by tucking the sheet or blanket tightly under the edges of the mattress.
What part of speech is hospital corner?
Hospital corner is a noun.
What is the plural of hospital corner?
The plural of hospital corner is hospital corners.

Words near hospital corner in the dictionary

  1. hospital
  2. hospital bag
  3. hospital bags
  4. hospital bed
  5. hospital beds
  6. hospital corner
  7. hospital corners
  8. hospital corpsman
  9. hospital corpsmen
  10. hospital fever
  11. hospital gangrene

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