Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weapon-salve

/ˈwɛpən salv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: weapon-salve
IPA: /ˈwɛpən salv/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of ointment formerly applied to a weapon, believed to heal a wound caused by that weapon.

Example Sentences

"One of his great enthusiasms was for a "sympathetic" weapon salve, an idea originating in Paracelsus."
"The supreme example of a magical cure justified by the Neoplatonist belief in occult influences and sympathies was the weapon-salve, around which a fierce controversy raged in the 1630s."
"A century earlier Paracelsus had described the weapon-salve, which was prepared from a number of ingredients including the blood of the injured person."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈwɛpən salv/

Inflected Forms

weapon-salves (plural) weapon salve (alternative)

Phrases

powder of sympathy

Frequently Paired Words

hoplochrism powder of sympathy

Questions

How do you pronounce weapon-salve?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛpən salv/.
What does weapon-salve mean?: A type of ointment formerly applied to a weapon, believed to heal a wound caused by that weapon.

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