| Tattoo (tattoo) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tat*too" |
| [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.
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| Tattoo (tattoo) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Tat*too" |
|
To color, as the
flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which
can not be washed out.
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| Tattoo (tattoo) |
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| n. | |
|---|
| Tat*too" |
|
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.
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