salve
noun
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
salves
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pluralof salve.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That feel especially valid at a time when we have plenty of shoppable salves to soothe midlife crisis ego death in whatever forms that it takes.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Henry Murray Stage upstairs at the Matrix Theatre has been transformed into an adolescent hideaway, where music and literature are the only salves for alienated brooding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
Robinson ordered bandages, dressings, salves and creams online, but it was clear Dwelaniyah was in agony.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024
For topical preparations, Extracts are incorporated into many skin products: soaps, creams, ointments, salves, and lotions with various concentrations of calendula.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 7, 2024
We tried to work out what all the salves were for.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
