[salve] n [ME, fr. OE sealf; akin to OHG salba salve, Gk olpe oil flask] (bef. 12c) 1: an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores
2: a remedial or soothing influence or agency "a ~ to their hurt feelings"
[2]salve vt salved ; salv.ing (bef. 12c) 1: to remedy (as disease) with or as if with a salve
2: quiet, assuage "give him a raise in salary to ~ his feelings --Upton Sinclair" [3]salve vt salved ; salv.ing [back-formation fr. salvage] (ca. 1706): salvage -- sal.vor n