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Definition of Salves

Salve
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.
Salve
Salve Sal"ve, interj. [L., hail, God save you, imperat. of salvere to be well. Cf. Salvo a volley.] Hail!
Salve
Salve Salve, v. t. & i. [See Salvage] To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea. [Recent]
Salve
Salve Sal"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.
Salve
Salve Salve (?; 277), n. [AS. sealf ointment; akin to LG. salwe, D. zalve, zalf, OHG. salba, Dan. salve, Sw. salfva, Goth. salb[=o]n to anoint, and probably to Gr. (Hesychius) ? oil, ? butter, Skr. sarpis clarified butter. [root]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 (Zo["o]l.), a large, stout isopod crustacean ([AE]ga psora), parasitic on the halibut and codfish, -- used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve. It becomes about two inches in length.

Meaning of Salves from wikipedia

- A salve is a medical ointment used to soothe the skin. Magnesium sulphate paste is used as a drawing salve to treat small boils and infected wounds and...
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- other serious disease or illness". This includes black salve. Common ingredients of black salves include zinc chloride, chaparral (also known as creosote...
- Look up Salve or salve in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A salve is a medical ointment used to soothe the head or other body surface. Salve may also...
- The "Salve Regina" (/ˌsælveɪ rəˈdʒiːnə/ SAL-vay rə-JEE-nə, Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈsalve reˈdʒina]; meaning "Hail Queen"), also known as the "Hail Holy...
- Salve Regina University is a private coeducational Roman Catholic university in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was founded in 1934 by the Sisters...
- Shveta Salve is an Indian television actress and model, best known as the 1st runner-up of the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1. Born in Chembur...
- Harish Salve (Marathi : हरीश साळवे) KC is an Indian senior advocate who practices at the Supreme Court of India. He served as the Solicitor General of...
- Krantiguru Lahuji Raghoji Salve (14 November 1794 – 17 February 1881), was an Indian Great social reformer, activist and freedom fighter. He initiated...