Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

salving
     adj : having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
           [syn: {demulcent}, {emollient}, {softening}]