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salve

UK/sɑːv/ US/sælv/ uncommon dated obsolete
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

anything that remedies or heals or soothes

  • “he needed a salve for his conscience”

verb

1.
2.

apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing

Origin

From Old English sealfian, from Proto-West Germanic *salbōn, from Proto-Germanic *salbōną, from *salbō (whence salve (noun)).

Phrases

  • black salve
  • lip salve
  • salve bug

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