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nounsemisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritationtype of:
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verbsave from ruin, destruction, or harm
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"he needed a salve for his conscience"nounanything that remedies or heals or soothestype of:
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verbapply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
Examples of salve
- "he needed a salve for his conscience"