"white-glove building" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white-glove buildings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} white-glove building (plural white-glove buildings)
  1. A building or residence of the highest caliber or top of the line quality and service, where the doorman always wears a dignified uniform and white gloves.
    Sense id: en-white-glove_building-en-noun-hCvv1~ZH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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