Tattoo
A tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The art of making tattoos is tattooing.
Tattoos fall into three broad categories: purely decorative (with no specific meaning); symbolic (with a specific meaning pertinent to the wearer); pictorial (a depiction of a specific person or item). In addition, tattoos can be used for identification such as ear tattoos on livestock as a form of branding.
Tatoo (noun)
misspelling of tattoo
Tattoo (noun)
An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
Tattoo (noun)
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.
Tattoo (noun)
A drum performance or display
Tattoo (noun)
A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
Tattoo (noun)
A signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters.
Tattoo (noun)
A military display or pageant.
Tattoo (noun)
A breed of pony from India; a pony of that breed.
Tattoo (verb)
To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
Tattoo (verb)
To tap rhythmically on, to drum.
Tattoo (verb)
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.”
Tattoo (noun)
an evening drum or bugle signal recalling soldiers to their quarters
“a military tattoo takes place with clockwork precision”
Tattoo (noun)
an entertainment consisting of music, marching, and the performance of displays and exercises by military personnel
“a crash involving two Russian jet fighters at the International Air Tattoo”
“a visit to Edinburgh during the Festival includes a visit to the Tattoo”
Tattoo (noun)
a rhythmic tapping or drumming
“she tapped her fingers in a nervous tattoo”
Tattoo (noun)
a design made by tattooing
“they were muscle-bound men covered in scars and tattoos”
Tattoo (verb)
mark (a part of the body) with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin
“his cheek was tattooed with a winged fist”
Tattoo (verb)
make (an indelible design) on a part of the body by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin
“he has a heart tattooed on his left hand”