Bible Dictionaries
Salve

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t. & i.) To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.

(2):

(n.) An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment.

(3):

(n.) A soothing remedy or antidote.

(4):

(interj.) Hail!

(5):

(v. t.) To say "Salve" to; to greet; to salute.

(6):

(n.) To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound.

(7):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Salve'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/salve.html. 1828.