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A balm for skin and conscience alike, smoothed over wounds both physical and moral.
means A soothing ointment applied to wounds or sore skin, or more figuratively anything that eases pain, guilt, or hurt feelings.
from From Old English 'sealf,' an ointment or healing salve, descending from a Proto-Germanic root (compare Dutch 'zalf' and German 'Salbe'), all tracing back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning oil or grease — fittingly, the very smear of fat you'd rub into a wound. The verb 'to salve,' to soothe or anoint, grew from the same source. It's distinct from the unrelated nautical 'salvage' and the Latin greeting 'salve' (hail!), which spring from entirely different roots despite the spelling.
- latin root
- From salvere, meaning to be in good health
- verb too
- To salve guilt is to soothe it
- ancient kit
- Egyptians blended fat and resin into healing pastes
- holy goodbye
- Salve also means hello or hail in Latin
- lip cousin
- Lip balm is just a salve for vanity
salve regina — 13th-century marian hymn sung in catholic liturgy worldwide
tiger balm — mentholated pain relief salve created in 1870s singapore, sold globally
vaseline — petroleum jelly salve patented by robert chesebrough in 1872