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tattoo
1[ta-too]
noun
plural
tattoosa 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.Ìıan outdoor military pageant or display.
tattoo
2[ta-too]
noun
plural
tattoosthe 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/ ³Ùæˈ³Ù³ÜË /
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/ ³Ùæˈ³Ù³ÜË /
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
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- tattooer noun
- tattooist noun
- untattooed adjective
- ³Ù²¹³Ùˈ³Ù´Ç´Ç±ğ°ù noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of tattoo1
Origin of tattoo2
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of tattoo1
Origin of tattoo2
Example Sentences
Asked if she would do the same again, Wadge laughed, saying: "My husband might have a bit of a problem with another tattoo."
This patient, who was found in Pasadena, has a tattoo of a small cross on his left forearm and small star tattoo on his left bicep.
He knew it wasn’t safe to walk all around the neighborhood with his tattoos.
Family members of some of those men, however, have disputed any gang ties, with some arguing that they were swept up as a result of innocent tattoos.
I tell them about the guy I once saw at Casey’s Tavern in Woodland Hills with a Where’s the Beef tattoo.
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