Noun: salve sa(l)v [N. Amer], salv [Brit]
- (medicine) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
"The doctor prescribed an antibiotic salve for the skin infection";
- ointment, unction, unguent, balm
- Anything that remedies, heals or soothes
"he needed a salve for his conscience"
- (medicine) apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
"She salved the burn with aloe vera"
- Prevent being ruined, destroyed, lost, or harmed
"They worked quickly to salve the damaged artwork";
- salvage, relieve, save
Derived forms: salved, salves, salving
Type of: curative, cure, deliver, medicate, medicine, redress, redressal [Asia], remediation, remedy, rescue, therapeutic
Encyclopedia: Salve, Italy