Salve — Defs

01 interj. Hail!

1.
Hail!

02 v. t. To say “Salve” to; to greet; to salute.

1.
To say “Salve” to; to greet; to salute.[Obs.]
“By this that stranger knight in presence came, And goodly salved them.” — Spenser.

03 n. An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment.

1.
An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment.
2.
A soothing remedy or antidote.
“Counsel or consolation we may bring. Salve to thy sores.” — Milton.

Phrases & compounds

Salve bug — a large, stout isopod crustacean (Aega psora), parasitic on the halibut and codfish, -- used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve. It becomes about two inches in length.

04 v. t. To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound.

imp. & p. p. Salved; p. pr. & vb. n. Salving

1.
To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound.
2.
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.
“But Ebranck salved both their infamies With noble deeds.” — Spenser.

“What may we do, then, to salve this seeming inconsistence?” — Milton.

05 v. t. & i. To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.

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To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.[Recent]