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(), interj.[L., hail, God save you, imperat. of salvere to be well. Cf. Salvo a volley.] Hail! Sal"ve (? or ?), v. t.To say "Salve" to; to greet; to salute. [Obs.] By this that stranger knight in presence came, And goodly salved them. Spenser. Salve (; 277), n.[AS. sealf ointment; akin to LG. salwe, D. zalve, zalf, OHG. salba, Dan. salve, Sw. salfva, Goth. salbn to anoint, and probably to Gr. (Hesychius) oil, butter, Skr. sarpis clarified butter. 155, 291.] 1. An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment. Chaucer. 2. A soothing remedy or antidote. Counsel or consolation we may bring. Salve to thy sores. Milton. Salve bug (Zol.), a large, stout isopod crustacean (ga psora), parasitic on the halibut and codfish, -- used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve. It becomes about two inches in length. Salve v. t.[imp. & p. p.Salved (); p. pr. & vb. n.Salving.] [AS. sealfian to anoint. See Salve, n.] 1. To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound. Shak. 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. Salve (), v. t. & i.[See Salvage] To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea. [Recent] スポンサード リンク
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