noun, verb
noun [U,C] a substance that you put on a wound or sore skin to help it heal or to protect it:
lip salve
verb [VN] ~ your conscience (formal) to do sth that makes you feel less guilty:
He took them presents to salve his conscience.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for salve is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does salve appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — salve appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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