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.
Origin of salve
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before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English
sealf; cognate with German
Salbe salve, Sanskrit
sarpis melted butter; (v.) Middle English
salven, Old English
sealfian
Words nearby salve
Definition for salve (2 of 3)
salve
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[ salv ]
/ sælv /
verb (used with or without object), salved, salv·ing.
to save from loss or destruction; to salvage.
Origin of salve
2
First recorded in 1700–10; back formation from
salvage
Definition for salve (3 of 3)
Origin of salve
3
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin
salvē! literally, be in good health!; cf.
salute
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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
Medical definitions for salve
salve
[ săv, säv ]
n.
An analgesic or medicinal ointment.