Tattooing

v. permanently mark the skin with designs

A tattoo, or dermal pigmentation, is a mark made by inserting pigment into the skin for decorative or other reasons. Tattoos on humans are a type of decorative body modification, while tattoos on animals are most commonly used for identification or branding.Tattooing has been practiced worldwide. The Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, wore facial tattoos. Tattooing was widespread among Polynesian peoples, and among certain tribal groups in the Philippines, Borneo, Mentawai Islands, Africa, North America, South America, Mesoamerica, Europe, Japan, Cambodia, and China. Despite some taboos surrounding tattooing, the art continues to be popular all over the world, including a large trend emerging in Australia
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Tattooing /tat·too·ing/ the introduction, by punctures, of permanent colors in the skin. tattooing of cornea permanent coloring of the cornea, [more]Tattooing - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
(hypernym) drumbeat
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a design on the skin made by tattooing
(hypernym) design, pattern, figure
3. the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining
(hypernym) decoration
Verb
1. stain (skin) with indelible color
(hypernym) stain
(entail) prickle, prick

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
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