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tattoo

transitive verb tattooed, tattooing

  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 the skin in this way

noun pl. tattoos

a tattooed mark or design

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noun pl. tattoos

    1. a signal on a drum or bugle, summoning military personnel to their quarters at night
    2. in Great Britain, a military spectacle featuring music, marching, and military exercises
  1. any continuous drumming or rapping

transitive verb, intransitive verb tattooed, tattooing

to beat or tap on (a drum or other surface)

See tattoo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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