: marked by special care or attention : meticulous
white-glove service

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The service Service here is unmistakably white-glove, and the world-class concierge is no exception. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026 For that sale, the auction house achieved white-glove status, tallying $646.1 million, far outstripping the $490 million presale estimate and shattering the long-standing record for a single-session, single-owner sale. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026 Residents enjoy a full-time doorman, fitness center, bicycle and private storage, and other hallmarks of white-glove cooperative living. Mark David, Robb Report, 9 June 2026 Can a new $600,000 white-glove service really be worth it? Mark Ellwood, Air Mail, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for white-glove

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First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of white-glove was in 1979

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“White-glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-glove. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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