tattoo

n. permanent skin decoration in which ink is inserted under the skin; cry, call, shout; trumpet or bugle call that directs soldiers to return to their quarters; fast rhythmic rapping

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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Tat·too n. pl. tat·toos A permanent mark or design made on the skin by a process of pricking and ingraining an indelible pigment or by raising scars. [more]Tattoo - 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

(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.
  

(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.
  

(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.