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salve (n.)
1.anything that remedies or heals or soothes"he needed a salve for his conscience"
salve (v.)
1.apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
2.save from ruin, destruction, or harm
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Merriam Webster
Salve‖Sal"ve (?), interj. [L., hail, God save you, imperat. of salvere to be well. Cf. Salvo a volley.] Hail!
SalveSal"ve (? or ?), v. t. To say “Salve” to; to greet; to salute. [Obs.]
By this that stranger knight in presence came,
And goodly salved them. Spenser.
SalveSalve (?; 277), n. [AS. sealf ointment; akin to LG. salwe, D. zalve, zalf, OHG. salba, Dan. salve, Sw. salfva, Goth. salbōn to anoint, and probably to Gr. (Hesychius) � oil, � butter, Skr. sarpis clarified butter. √155, 291.]
1. An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment. Chaucer.
2. A soothing remedy or antidote.
Counsel or consolation we may bring.
Salve to thy sores. Milton.
Salve bug (Zoöl.), a large, stout isopod crustacean (Æga psora), parasitic on the halibut and codfish, -- used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve. It becomes about two inches in length.
SalveSalve, 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.
SalveSalve (?), v. t. & i. [See Salvage] To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea. [Recent]
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salve (v.)
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A salve is a medical ointment used to soothe the head or other body surface.[1] A popular eye medicine known as "Phrygian powder" was one of Laodicea's sources of wealth. The medical school at Laodicea was famous for the preparation and use of this eye salve.
Like aloe vera, a drawing salve is a salve used to help treat various minor skin problems such as sebaceous cysts, boils, ingrown toenails and splinters. It is sometimes known as Black Ointment, or Ichthyol Salve. The main ingredients are often ichthammol, phenyl alcohol, or arnica montana, and several familiar herbs such as echinacea or calendula.
A greasy salve was rubbed into the wool of sheep in the autumn in the days before dipping, as a precautionary measure - as referenced in social literature about ancient farming areas in England.[2]
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