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Dictionary: salve1   (săv, säv) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. An analgesic or medicinal ointment.
  2. Something that soothes or heals; a balm.
  3. Flattery or commendation.
tr.v., salved, salv·ing, salves.
  1. To soothe or heal with or as if with salve.
  2. To ease the distress or agitation of; assuage: salved my conscience by apologizing.

[Middle English, from Old English sealf.]


salve2 (sălv) pronunciation
tr.v., salved, salv·ing, salves.

To salvage.

[Back-formation from SALVAGE or SALVABLE.]

salvor sal'vor n.
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IN BRIEF: An ointment that soothes or cools wounds.

pronunciation She had learned to make a very effective salve from herbs and natural ingredients.

 
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Tattoo specific salves have become prevalent in recent years[citation needed].

A salve is a medical ointment used to soothe the head or other body surface. A popular eye medicine known as "Phrygian powder" was one of Laodicea's sources of wealth. The medical school at Laodicea was famous for the preparation and use of this eye salve.

A drawing salve is a salve used to treat boils, ingrown toenails, splinters, etc. It is also known as Black Ointment, or Ichthyol Salve. The main ingredients are often ichthammol, phenyl alcohol, or arnica montana, and several familiar herbs such as echinacea or calendula. Some people claim that this product can help treat pimples and other skin defects, and even cancer, but many "black salve" concoctions have been found to be injurious to health, and have never been shown to have any actual effect against cancer [1].


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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - salve, balsam
v. tr. - komme salve på, mildne, lindre, forklare

2.
v. tr. - bevare, redde

Nederlands (Dutch)
(smeer)zalf, smeersel, zalven

Français (French)
1.
n. - (lit, fig) baume, (fig) soulagement
v. tr. - adoucir, apaiser, calmer

2.
v. tr. - sauver, effectuer le sauvetage de, récupérer (des matériaux)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Balsam, Salbe
v. - besänftigen

2.
v. - retten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θεραπευτική) αλοιφή, πομάδα
v. - καταπραϋνω, κατευνάζω, περισώζω, διασώζω, (καθομ.) κολακεύω

Italiano (Italian)
unguento, balsamo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pomada (f)
v. - acalmar

Русский (Russian)
мазь, крем, успокаивающее средство, бальзам, прикладывать целебную мазь, врачевать, успокаивать (боль), спасать, использовать отбросы производства, храни вас господь! (приветствие)

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - ungüento, pomada
v. tr. - untar, curar con ungüento, aquietar, calmar, aliviar

2.
v. tr. - salvar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - salva, botemedel (bildl), balsam (bildl)
v. - lägga balsam på (bildl), lindra, mildra, lugna

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 软膏, 药膏, 油膏, 安慰, 缓解物, 慰藉, 涂油膏于, 缓和

2. 救助, 抢救, 营救, 挽救

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 軟膏, 藥膏, 油膏, 安慰, 緩解物, 慰藉
v. tr. - 塗油膏於, 緩和, 安慰

2.
v. tr. - 救助, 搶救, 營救, 挽救

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 연고, 달래 주는 것, 아첨
v. tr. - ~에 고약을 바르다, 진정시키다

2.
v. tr. - 구조하다, 지키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 心の傷をいやすもの, おべっか
v. - 和らげる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كل ما يلطف, مرهم (فعل) ينقذ من غرق أو حريق, يهدىء, يسكن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משחה, תרופה, מזור לנפש‬
v. tr. - ‮הרגיע, ניחם, השקיט, שיכך‬
v. tr. - ‮הציל, חילץ‬


 
 

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