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   Salve

   /sa(l)v/

   

   noun

   • 1. an ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection: "the wound should be washed with water and then a salve applied"
   • ▪ something that is soothing or consoling for wounded feelings or an uneasy conscience: "the idea provided him with a salve for his guilt"

   verb

   • 1. soothe (wounded pride or one's conscience): "charity salves our conscience"
   • 2. apply salve to: archaic "they salved my cuts and stopped the bleeding"

   Word Origin Old Englishsealfe (noun), sealfian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zalf and German Salbe.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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