'Tattoo' definitions:

Definition of 'tattoo'

From: WordNet
noun
A drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
noun
A design on the skin made by tattooing
noun
The practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining
verb
Stain (skin) with indelible color

Definition of 'Tattoo'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • The Devil's tattoo. See under Devil. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tattoo'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tattoo'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'tattoo'

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