[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

salve \salve\ ?; 277, n. as. sealf ointment; akin to lg.
   salwe, d. zalve, zalf, ohg. salba, dan. salve, sw. salfva,
   goth. salb=on to anoint, and probably to gr. hesychius ?
   oil, ? butter, skr. sarpis clarified butter. root155, 291.
   1. an adhesive composition or substance to be applied to
      wounds or sores; a healing ointment. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. a soothing remedy or antidote.
      1913 webster

            counsel or consolation we may bring.
            salve to thy sores.                   --milton.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
salve bug aega psora 

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