salve
1[ sav, sahv ]
/ sæv, sɑv /
noun
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves.
verb (used with object), salved, salv·ing.
to soothe with or as if with salve; assuage: to salve one's conscience.
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Origin of salve
1before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English sealf; cognate with German Salbe salve, Sanskrit sarpis melted butter; (v.) Middle English salven, Old English sealfian
Definition for salve (2 of 3)
salve
2[ salv ]
/ sælv /
verb (used with or without object), salved, salv·ing.
to save from loss or destruction; to salvage.
Origin of salve
2First recorded in 1700–10; back formation from salvage
Definition for salve (3 of 3)
Origin of salve
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British Dictionary definitions for salve (1 of 2)
salve
1/ (sælv, sɑːv) /
noun
an ointment for wounds, sores, etc
anything that heals or soothes
verb (tr)
to apply salve to (a wound, sore, etc)
to soothe, comfort, or appease
Word Origin for salve
Old English sealf; related to Old High German salba, Greek elpos oil, Sanskrit sarpis lard
British Dictionary definitions for salve (2 of 2)
Word Origin for salve
C18: from salvage
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Medicine definitions for salve
salve
[ săv, säv ]
n.
An analgesic or medicinal ointment.
Related formssalve v.
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