Definition of "salve" [‖Sal•ve•sal•salve]

• An analgesic or medicinal ointment. (noun)
• Something that soothes or heals; a balm. (noun)
• Flattery or commendation. (noun)
• To soothe or heal with or as if with salve. (verb-transitive)
• To ease the distress or agitation of; assuage: salved my conscience by apologizing. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "_Arnica salve, Urtica urens, tincture and salve_, and Dr. Reisig's _Homoeopathic Pain Extractor_ are the best specific remedies for _Burns_."
• "This salve is strong stuff, Page, but there is nothing else for it."
• "No long term salve was applied to the state's fiscal problems."