salve \salve\, v. t. imp.  p. p. salved; p. pr.  vb. n.
   salving. as. sealfian to anoint. see salve, n.
   1. to heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by
      remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a
      wound. --shak.
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   2. to heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good; to soothe, as
      with an ointment, especially by some device, trick, or
      quibble; to gloss over.
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            but ebranck salved both their infamies
            with noble deeds.                     --spenser.
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            what may we do, then, to salve this seeming
            inconsistence?                        --milton.
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see also:
salved salving salve 

salving
     adj : having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
           syn: demulcent, emollient, softening
see also:
demulcent emollient softening