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Webster 1913 Edition
Salve
‖
Sal′ve
(? or ?)
, Verb.
T.
To say “Salve” to; to greet; to salute.
[Obs.]
By this that stranger knight in presence came,
And goodly
And goodly
salved
them. Spenser.
Salve
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[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) [GREEK] oil, [GREEK] 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
(Zool.)
, a large, stout isopod crustacean (
Aega psora
), parasitic on the halibut and codfish, – used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve. It becomes about two inches in length.Salve
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Salved
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Salving
.] 1.
To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to;
as, to
. salve
a woundShak.
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
With noble deeds.
salved
both their infamiesWith noble deeds.
Spenser.
What may we do, then, to
salve
this seeming inconsistence? Milton.
Salve
,Verb.
T.
& I.
[See
Salvage
] To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.
[Recent]
Webster 1828 Edition
Salve
SALVE
,Noun.
sav.
1.
A glutinous composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; when spread on leather or cloth, it is called a plaster.2.
Help; remedy.SALVE
,Verb.
T.
sav.
1.
To heal by applications or medicaments. [little used.]2.
To help; to remedy. [Little used.]3.
To help or remedy by a salvo, excuse or reservation. [Little used.]4.
To salute. [Not in use.]