Tattoo

Tattoo
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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:
(to summon soldiers to quarters at night),


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  • Tattoo — (Tatuaje en inglés), es una marca hecha mediante la inserción de un pigmento bajo la piel. Puede referirse a: Música Tattoo , Sencillo de la banda japonesa 12012. Tattoo álbum de 1973 de Rory Gallagher. Tattoo, canción de The Who del álbum The… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Tattoo — (zu englisch: tattoo, tahitianisch: tatau – Verb: tätowieren, von englisch: [to] tattoo, französisch: tatouer, zu tahitianisch: tatau = „[eintätowiertes] Zeichen“) bzw. Tattoos steht für: das Edinburgh Military Tattoo, ein Militärmusikfestival… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tattoo — The verb has inflected form tattoos, tattooed, tattooing. It can have as its grammatical object either the design that forms the tattoo (A heart was tattooed on her left arm) or the part of the body on which the design is put (Tattooed his cheek… …   Modern English usage

  • tattoo — Ⅰ. tattoo [1] ► NOUN (pl. tattoos) 1) an evening drum or bugle signal recalling soldiers to their quarters. 2) a military display consisting of music, marching, and exercises. 3) a rhythmic tapping or drumming. ORIGIN from Dutch taptoe! close the …   English terms dictionary

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tattoo — /taˈtu, ingl. tæˈtuː/ [vc. ingl. di orig. polinesiana] s. m. inv. tatuaggio …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • tattoo — tattoo1 [ta to͞o′] vt. tattooed, tattooing [< a Polynesian language < Proto Polynesian * tatau] 1. to puncture (the skin) with a needle and insert indelible colors so as to leave permanent marks or designs 2. to make (marks or designs) on… …   English World dictionary

  • TATTOO — (Heb. ketovet ka ka), a sign made by puncturing the skin and inserting pigment. A mark of slavery or of submission to a deity (Isa. 44:5, although tattooing is not explicitly mentioned) in the ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome, tattooing is… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Tattoo — For other uses, see Tattoo (disambiguation). A tattooed woman in the United States, ca. 1907. A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification,… …   Wikipedia

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