white glove

Butler's hand covering

White glove describes service or treatment marked by exceptional care and attention.

The image is of formal servants in spotless gloves handling precious objects: white glove delivery, white glove customer service.

A white glove inspection checks for dust by running a gloved finger over surfaces.

The phrase signals premium, meticulous handling: They offer white glove moving services for antiques.

Opposites
formality and service quality

white glovebare-bones

Reduced to essentials

no-frills · budget · slapdash · careless · mass-market

cleanliness and handling method

white glovebare-handed

Without hand coverings

grubby · grimy · soiled · ungloved · manhandled

social class and occasion

white gloverubber gloves

Waterproof hand coverings

bare hands · blue collar · working-class · utilitarian · everyday

Family

white, glove, whiter, whitest, whiten, whiteness, whitening, whitish, whites

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