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What (who) is Salve - definition
SEMI-SOLID PREPARATION FOR APPLICATION TO THE SKIN OR MUCOUS MEMBRANES
Drawing salve; Salves
salve
n.
1) to apply a salve
2) a salve for; to
salve
salve1
¦ noun
1. an ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection.
2. something that soothes wounded feelings or an uneasy conscience.
¦ verb
1. soothe.
2. archaic apply a salve to (the skin).
Origin
OE sealfe (n.), sealfian (v.), of Gmc origin.
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salve2
¦ verb archaic term for salvage.
Derivatives
salvable adjective
Origin
C18: back-form. from salvage.
Salve
·interj Hail!.
II. Salve ·noun A soothing remedy or antidote.
III. Salve ·vt & ·vi To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.
V. Salve ·noun An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment.
VI. Salve ·noun To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound.
Wikipedia
Salve
A salve is a medical ointment used to soothe the surface of the body.
Examples of use of Salve
1. The storied building was, too, a place to salve wounds.
2. Was it Richardson‘s attempt to salve his once guilty conscience?
3. If vacant embassies can be unsightly, renovations aren‘t always the salve.
4. While it acknowledges free trade‘s undesirable consequences, it outlines no mechanisms that might salve the wounds.
5. Over the years, the service became a spiritual salve for those who participated.