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tattoo

tat·too

UK/tæˈtuː/ US/təˈtuː/ common
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a drumbeat or 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

verb

1.

Origin

From earlier tap-to, borrowed from Dutch taptoe, from tap (“tap; faucet on a cask”) + toe (“to; shut”). More at tap, to.

Phrases

  • amalgam tattoo
  • devil's tattoo
  • evening gun
  • henna tattoo
  • screwed, blued and tattooed
  • screwed, glued and tattooed
  • sleeve tattoo
  • tattoo flash
  • tattoo gun
  • tattoo machine
  • tattoo parlor
  • tribal tattoo

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