Thesaurus: tattoo

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1. n. 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.
2. v. t. To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out.
3. n. 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.
4. n. a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
5. n. a design on the skin made by tattooing
6. n. the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining
7. v. stain (skin) with indelible color
8. 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. The Devil's tattoo. See under Devil. To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out. 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.
9. A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night,giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quartersin garrison, or to their tents in camp. The Devil's tattoo. See underDevil.
10. v:19/n:81 n. a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters n. a design on the skin made by tattooing n. the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining v. stain (skin) with indelible color