Definitions
apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
Word origin
From Middle English salve, from Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic *salbu, from Proto-Germanic *salbō, from Proto-Indo-European *solp-éh₂, from *selp- (“salve, ointment”).
Used in a sentence
“Your forgiveness was a salve to my conscience and a balm to my wounded ego.”
“[Title:] Tame March PCE inflation no salve after downbeat Q1 US GDP report”
“She feels guilty for pampering him, and salves her conscience by bossily ordering him to go and fetch the clothes from the line[.]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Soothing ointment”5 letters
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