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Definition of salve noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

salve

noun

/sælv/,

/sɑːv/

/sæv/

[uncountable, countable]

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a substance that you put on a wound or painful skin to help it to get better or to protect it see also lip salveTopics Healthcarec2
Word OriginOld English sealfe (noun), sealfian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zalf and German Salbe.

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