tattoo

tat·too ¹  (t-t)

n. pl. tat·toos

1. A signal sounded on a drum or bugle to summon soldiers or sailors to their quarters at night.

2. A display of military exercises offered as evening entertainment.

3. A continuous, even drumming or rapping.

v. tat·tooed, tat·too·ing, tat·toos

v.intr.

To beat out an even rhythm, as with the fingers.

v.tr.

To beat or tap rhythmically on; rap or drum on.

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[Alteration of Dutch taptoe, tap-shut (closing time for taverns), tattoo : tap, spigot, tap (from Middle Dutch tappe) + toe, shut (from Middle Dutch; see de- in Indo-European roots).]

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tattoo ¹

Noun

pl -toos

a picture or design made on someone's body by pricking small holes in the skin and filling them with indelible dye

Verb

[-tooing, -tooed]

to make pictures or designs on (a person's skin) by pricking and staining it with indelible colours [Tahitian tatau]

tattooed adj
tattooist n

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tattoo ²

Noun

pl -toos

1. (formerly) a signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters

2. a military display or pageant

3. any drumming or tapping [Dutch taptoe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tattoo - a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters bugle call - a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle drumbeat - (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	tattoo - a design on the skin made by tattooing pattern, design, figure - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
	3.	tattoo - the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining decoration - the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
Verb	1.	tattoo - stain (skin) with indelible color stain - color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages"

Translations

tattoo [təˈtuː] n → tatuaje m;

(spectacle) → espectáculo militar

vt → tatuar

tattoo [təˈtuː] n → tatouage m (= spectacle); parade f militaire

vt → tatouer

tattoo [təˈtuː] n (on skin) → Tätowierung f;

(spectacle) → Zapfenstreich m

vt to tattoo sth on sth → etw auf etw acc tätowieren

tattoo [təˈtuː] n → tatuaggio;

(spectacle) → parata militare

vt → tatuare

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tattoo

v tattoo [təˈtuː, (American ) tӕ-]

to make coloured patterns or pictures on part of a person's body by pricking the skin and putting in dyes The design was tattooed on his arm.tatoeëerيَضَعُ وَشْماтатуирамtetovattatoveretätowierenκάνω τατουάζtatuartätoveerimaخال کوبی کردنtatuoidatatouerלקעקעत्वचा पर गोदनाtetoviratitetoválmerajahtattóvera, húðflúratatuare入れ墨をする문신을 하다tatuiruotitetovēttatutatoe{#225}{#137}{#225}rentatoveretatuowaćtatuara tatuaтатуироватьtetovaťtetoviratitetoviratitatueraสักลายบนผิวหนังdövme yapmak紋身татуюватиگودناxăm mình纹身

n – plural tatˈtoos –

a design tattooed on the skin His arms were covered with tattoos.tatoeëermerkوَشْمтатуировкаtetovánítatoveringdie Tätowierungτατουάζtatuajetätoveeringخال کوبیtatuointitatouageכְּתוֹבֶת קַעֲקַעगोदनाtetovažatetoválásrajahtattó, húðflúrtatuaggio入れ墨문신tatuiruotėtetovējumsmencacahtatoe{#225}{#137}{#225}ringtatoveringtatuażtatuagemtatuajтатуировкаtetovanietetovirana risbatetovažatatueringรอยสักdövme紋身татуюванняگودا ہوا نقشhình xăm trên da纹身

adj tatˈtooed

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