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tattoo |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tattoo \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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tattoo \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tattoo \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tattoo n 1: a drumbeat of bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters 2: a design on the skin made by tattooing 3: the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining v : stain (skin) with indelible color
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