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tattoo
1[ ta-too ]
noun
- a signal on a drum, bugle, or trumpet at night, for soldiers or sailors to go to their quarters.
- a knocking or strong pulsation:
My heart beat a tattoo on my ribs.
- British. an outdoor military pageant or display.
tattoo
2[ ta-too ]
noun
- the act or practice of marking the skin with indelible patterns, pictures, legends, etc., by making punctures in it and inserting pigments.
- a pattern, picture, legend, etc., so made.
verb (used with object)
- to mark (the skin) with tattoos.
- to put (tattoos) on the skin.
tattoo
1/ æˈٳː /
noun
- (formerly) a signal by drum or bugle ordering the military to return to their quarters
- a military display or pageant, usually at night
- any similar beating on a drum, etc
tattoo
2/ æˈٳː /
verb
- to make (pictures or designs) on (the skin) by pricking and staining with indelible colours
noun
- a design made by this process
- the practice of tattooing
Derived Forms
- ٲˈٴǴDZ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٲ·ٴǴİ ٲ·ٴǴi noun
- ܲt·ٴǴDZ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of tattoo1
Origin of tattoo2
Word History and Origins
Origin of tattoo1
Origin of tattoo2
Example Sentences
Lawyers and family members say many of the deported Venezuelan men had no criminal records but were taken into custody because of their tattoos.
After all, it’s hard to be taken seriously when the “entire” Pentagon considers Hegseth a cable news clown with bad tattoos who wants to install a makeup room in the Pentagon.
“She really saved my life,” he said of Becker, whose name Bernthal has lovingly tattooed on his forearm, along with the emblem for the Moscow Art Theatre, a seagull in flight.
Like many greyhounds raised in racing kennels, Crafty has numbers tattooed on his inner ears, and has struggled to socialise with other dogs and humans.
His “Tres Reyes” or “Three Kings” tattoos that were common in his hometown in Venezuela.
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