salve (noun)

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• salve — ► NOUN 1) an ointment used to soothe or promote healing of the skin. 2) something that soothes wounded feelings or an uneasy conscience. ► VERB ▪ alleviate (guilty feelings): charity salves our conscience. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• salve bug — salve like salve I noun Etymology: salve (I), so called from its traditional use by fishermen in preparing a salve : a large stout isopod crustacean (Aega psora) parasitic on the halibut and codfish …   Useful english dictionary

• salve — index assuage, cure (noun), cure (verb), pacify, placate, relieve (give aid), soothe Burton s Legal Thesauru …   Law dictionary

• Salve Regina — [ˌsalveɪ rə dʒi:nə] noun a Roman Catholic hymn or prayer said or sung after compline, and after the Divine Office from Trinity Sunday to Advent. Origin the opening words in L., hail (holy) queen …   English new terms dictionary

• salve mull — noun : mull VII 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• salve — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealf; akin to Old High German salba salve, Greek olpē oil flask Date: before 12th century 1. an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores 2. a remedial or soothing… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• weapon salve — noun : a salve believed to cure a wound by being applied to the weapon that made the wound * * * weapon salve noun A salve supposed to cure a wound by being applied to the weapon that made it • • • Main Entry: ↑weapon …   Useful english dictionary

• salve — I UK [sælv] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms salve : singular salve plural salves a medical cream that you spread on sore skin to reduce the pain II UK [sælv] / US verb Word forms salve : present tense I/you/we/they salve he/she/it… …   English dictionary

• salve — salve1 [ sælv ] noun count or uncount a medical cream that you spread on sore skin to reduce the pain salve salve 2 [ sælv ] verb salve your conscience/pride to do or say something that makes you feel less guilty or embarrassed: He gives them a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• salve — 1 noun (C, U) a substance that you put on sore skin to make it less painful 2 verb (T) formal salve your conscience if you do something to salve your conscience, you do it to make yourself feel less guilty: Buying his wife flowers helped to salve …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• salve — I. /sav / (say sahv), /sælv / (say salv) noun 1. a healing ointment to be applied to wounds and sores for relief or healing. 2. anything that soothes or mollifies. –verb (t) (salved, salving) 3. to soothe as if with salve: to salve one s… …