salved

Variant of salve

salve definition

salve (sav, säv)

noun

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

Etymology: ME < OE sealf, akin to Ger salbe < IE base *selp-, fat, butter > Sans sarpis-, melted butter

transitive verb salved, salving salv′·ing

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

Etymology: ME salven < OE sealfian < the n.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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