Cosa (chi) è salve - definizione

SEMI-SOLID PREPARATION FOR APPLICATION TO THE SKIN OR MUCOUS MEMBRANES

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salve

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.

IV. Salve ·vt To say "Salve" to; to Greet; to Salute.

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.

VII. Salve ·noun 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.

Wikipedia

Salve

A salve is a medical ointment used to soothe the surface of the body.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salve

Esempi di pronuncia per salve

1. and salve my mouth

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2. We put salve on it.

Consciousness - The Missing Link _ Radhanath Swami _ Talks at Google

3. SUJATA MUKHERJEE: Just as my opening salvo,

Press for Progress _ Elahe Hiptoola, Ratna Shekar _ Talks at Google

4. that it was just a first salvo.

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5. Today's attack was only our first salvo.

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Esempi dal corpus di testo per 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.