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[=o]n to anoint, and probably to Gr. (Hesychius) ?
   oil, ? butter, Skr. sarpis clarified butter. [root]155, 291.]
   1. An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to
      wounds or sores; a healing ointment. --Chaucer.
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   2. A soothing remedy or antidote.
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            Counsel or consolation we may bring.
            Salve to thy sores.                   --Milton.
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   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.
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