About The Word Tattoo
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Tattoo
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What's The Definition Of Tattoo?
[n] the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining
[n] a design on the skin made by tattooing [n] a drumbeat of bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters [v] stain (skin) with indelible color Synonyms | Synonyms for Tattoo: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tattoo: See Also | bugle call | decoration | design | drumbeat | figure | pattern | prick | stain Tattoo In Webster's Dictionary \Tat*too"\, n. [Earlier taptoo, D. taptoe; tap a tap,
faucet + toe to, shut (i. e., the taps, or drinking houses,
shut from the soldiers).] (Mil.)
A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night,
giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their
quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp.
{The Devil's tattoo}. See under {Devil}.
\Tat*too"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tattooed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tattooing}.] [Of Polynesian origin; cf. New Zealand ta to tattoo, tatu puncturation (in Otaheite).] To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out. \Tat*too"\, n.; pl. {Tattoos}. An indelible mark or figure made by puncturing the skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations, especially by sailors. |
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