Definitions for: 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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: bugle call, decoration, design, drumbeat, figure, pattern, prick, stain

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