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salve
1[ sav, sahv ]
/ sĂŠv, sÉv /
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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
1First recorded before 900; Middle English noun salve, salwe, salf(e), Old English sealf, salf; cognate with German Salbe âointment, salve,â Sanskrit sarpĂs âmelted butter, fatâ; verb derivative of the noun
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Other definitions for salve (2 of 3)
salve2
[ salv ]
/ sĂŠlv /
verb (used with or without object), salved, salv·ing.
to save from loss or destruction; to salvage.
Origin of salve
2First recorded in 1700â10; back formation from salvage
Other definitions for salve (3 of 3)
Origin of salve
3First recorded in 1400â50; late Middle English, from Latin salvÄ! literally, âbe in good health!â; cf. salute
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British Dictionary definitions for salve (1 of 2)
salve1
/ (sĂŠlv, sÉËv) /
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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