| Salve (salve) |
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| interj. | (?) |
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| ||Sal"ve |
| [L., hail, God
save you, imperat. of salvere to be well. Cf. Salvo a
volley.] |
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| Salve (salve) |
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| v. t. | (? or ?) |
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| Sal"ve |
|
To say
"Salve" to; to greet; to salute.
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| Salve (salve) |
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| n. | (?; 277) |
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| Salve |
[AS. sealf
ointment; akin to LG. salwe, D. zalve, zalf, OHG.
salba, Dan. salve, Sw. salfva, Goth.
salb n to anoint, and probably to Gr. (Hesychius) (?)
oil, (?) butter, Sk |
An adhesive composition or substance to
be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment.
A soothing remedy or antidote.
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To heal by applications
or medicaments] to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as,
to salve a wound.
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.
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| Salve (salve) |
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| v. t. *** i. | (?) |
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| Salve |
| [See
Salvage] |
To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of
the sea.
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