hail!-to say "salve" to; to greet; to salute.-an adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment.-a soothing remedy or antidote.-to heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound.-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.-to save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.