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any medicinal ointment applied to wounds, skin irritations, burns, etc. for purposes of soothing or healing
anything that soothes or heals; balm: a salve for one's conscience

transitive verb salved, salving

Archaic to apply salve to (wounds, etc.)
to soothe; smooth over; assuage

transitive verb salved, salving

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