Hypertext Webster Gateway: "salving"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Salve \Salve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Salving}.] [AS. sealfian to anoint. See {Salve}, n.]
1. To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by
remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a
wound. --Shak.
2. To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good; to soothe, as
with an ointment, especially by some device, trick, or
quibble; to gloss over.
But Ebranck salved both their infamies With noble
deeds. --Spenser.
What may we do, then, to salve this seeming
inconsistence? --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
salving
adj : having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
[syn: {demulcent}, {emollient}, {softening}]
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