"hospital corner" meaning in All languages combined

See hospital corner on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: hospital corners [plural]
Etymology: Beds in a hospital might be made up in this way. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hospital corner (plural hospital corners)
  1. (usually in the plural) A crisp fold formed at the corner of a bed by tucking the sheet or blanket tightly under the edges of the mattress. Tags: plural-normally
    Sense id: en-hospital_corner-en-noun-BJLfqd0X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Bedding

Inflected forms

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        "A crisp fold formed at the corner of a bed by tucking the sheet or blanket tightly under the edges of the mattress."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "sheet",
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        ],
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          "blanket",
          "blanket"
        ],
        [
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          "mattress"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(usually in the plural) A crisp fold formed at the corner of a bed by tucking the sheet or blanket tightly under the edges of the mattress."
      ],
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    }
  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
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        "(usually in the plural) A crisp fold formed at the corner of a bed by tucking the sheet or blanket tightly under the edges of the mattress."
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