fitted sheet

noun

A sheet tailored to form pocket for a mattress with elastic edges that is suitable for a range of mattress sizes. The edge may also contain a drawstring to secure the sheet more firmly and enable use on a wider range of mattress thicknesses.

Similar
contour sheet
Opposite
flat sheet
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Meanings

nounfitted sheet (plural fitted sheets)

plural fitted sheets

  1. A sheet tailored to form pocket for a mattress with elastic edges that is suitable for a range of mattress sizes. The edge may also contain a drawstring to secure the sheet more firmly and enable use on a wider range of mattress thicknesses.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
flat sheet

nouna sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress

Similar
contour sheet
Broader
sheetbed sheet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 床墊套 /床垫套, 床墊罩 /床垫罩
  • 床墊套 /床垫套 (chuángdiàntào)sheet with elastic edges
  • 床墊罩 /床垫罩 (chuángdiànzhào)sheet with elastic edges
Dutch hoeslaken
  • hoeslakensheet with elastic edges
Finnish muotoiltu aluslakana
  • muotoiltu aluslakanasheet with elastic edges
French drap-housse
  • drap-houssesheet with elastic edges
German Spannbettlaken, Spannbetttuch
  • Spannbettlakensheet with elastic edges
  • Spannbetttuchsheet with elastic edges
Icelandic teygjulak
  • teygjulaksheet with elastic edges
Polish prześcieradło z gumką
  • prześcieradło z gumkąsheet with elastic edges
Spanish sábana ajustable
  • sábana ajustablesheet with elastic edges
Cite this entry
APA

fitted sheet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fitted%20sheet

MLA

“fitted sheet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fitted%20sheet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fitted sheet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fitted%20sheet.

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