tattoo
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Samoan tatau (“to tap”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia tattoo (plural tattoos)
- An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface. The skin is punctured with a sharp instrument, which now is usually a solenoid-driven needle, that carries the inks to lower layers of the skin.
Translations [edit]
an image made in the skin with ink and a needle
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method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface
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Verb [edit]
tattoo (third-person singular simple present tattoos, present participle tattooing, simple past tattooed, past participle tattoed)
- To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
- (baseball) To hit the ball hard, as if to figuratively leave a tattoo on the ball.
- Jones tattoos one into the gap in left; that will clear the bases.
Translations [edit]
to apply a tattoo
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Related terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Dutch taptoe.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /tæˈtuː/
Noun [edit]
tattoo (plural tattoos)
- (nautical) A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
- A signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters.
- A military display or pageant.
Translations [edit]
time to close the taps
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signal
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Etymology 3 [edit]
From Hindi tattū.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
tattoo (plural tattoos)
- A breed of pony from India; a pony of that breed.
