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salve 1 S0051400 (săv, säv)n.1. An analgesic or medicinal ointment.2. Something that soothes or consoles; a balm: "a melodious salve to holiday traveling blues" (Oscar Musibay).3. Flattery or commendation.tr.v. salved, salv·ing, salves 1. To soothe or heal with salve.2. To ease the distress or agitation of; assuage: salved my conscience by apologizing.
[Middle English, from Old English sealf.]
salve 2 S0051500 (sălv)tr.v. salved, salv·ing, salves To salvage.
[Back-formation from salvage or salvable.]
sal′vor n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | salving - having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skindemulcent, emollient, softeningsoft - yielding readily to pressure or weight |
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Related to salving: unguentary, slaving, slavedSynonyms for salvingadj having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skinSynonyms- demulcent
- emollient
- softening
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