hospital corner

Neat sheet fold

A hospital corner is a method of tucking bedsheets tightly under a mattress, creating a neat diagonal fold at the corner.

The technique, standard in hospitals and military settings, keeps sheets flat and secure.

She made the bed with crisp hospital corners.

bedmaking

tuck

Fold into concealment

flat · mattress · blanket · linen · military · crisp · neat · tight · secure · envelope

precision

neatness

State of being tidy

orderliness · symmetry · taut · snug · pristine · polished · regimented · exacting · immaculate · meticulous

Opposites
bedmaking technique precision

hospital cornerloose

Not firmly secured

sloppy · unmade bed · tangled sheets · slovenly

bedmaking tightness and precision

hospital corneruntucked

Not secured inside

unmade bed · thrown-together · slapdash

Family

hospital, corner, hospitals, hospitalize, hospitalization, hospitalized, hospitalizing, hospitable, inhospitable

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G