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Webster 1913 Edition

Salve

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Sal′ve

,
int
erj.
[L., hail, God save you, imperat. of
salvere
to be well. Cf.
Salvo
a volley.]
Hail!

Sal′ve

(? or ?)
,
Verb.
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)
,
Noun.
[AS.
sealf
ointment; akin to LG.
salwe
, D.
zalve
,
zalf
, OHG.
salba
, Dan.
salve
, Sw.
salfva
, Goth.
salbōn
to anoint, and probably to Gr. (Hesychius) [GREEK] oil, [GREEK] 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
(Zool.)
,
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.

Salve

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Salved
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Salving
.]
[AS.
sealfian
to anoint. See
Salve
,
Noun.
]
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

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[See
Salvage
]
To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.
[Recent]

Webster 1828 Edition

Salve

SALVE

,
Noun.
sav.
[L. salvus.]
1.
A glutinous composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; when spread on leather or cloth, it is called a plaster.
2.
Help; remedy.

SALVE

,
Verb.
T.
sav.
1.
To heal by applications or medicaments. [little used.]
2.
To help; to remedy. [Little used.]
3.
To help or remedy by a salvo, excuse or reservation. [Little used.]
4.
To salute. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

salvé

salvé

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Spanish

Verb

salvé

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of salvar.

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