tattoo : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tattoo	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for tattoo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tattoo n a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters a design on the skin made by tattooing the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining v stain (skin) with indelible color
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 which can not be washed out.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 among civilized nations, especially by sailors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. {The Devil's tattoo}. See under {Devil}.