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tattoo

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1. tattoo - Noun

2. tattoo - Verb

Meaning

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.

To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out.

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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After telling Dwight that he was bitten by a bat, Jim started telling Dwight all of his weird "symptoms" like his sensitivity to light, which is shown in this hilarious tattoo! Source: Internet

After the crash, when Karki and the restaurant’s owner went to the hospital to visit Tejendra, they noticed that his signature snake tattoo was gone from his arm. Source: Internet

After the war, the tattoo was taken to be prima facie, if not perfect, evidence of being part of the Waffen-SS, leading to potential arrest and prosecution. Source: Internet

Among the identifying features used to make sure that the man that was killed was Booth was a tattoo on his left hand with his initials J.W.B., and a distinct scar on the back of his neck. Source: Internet

A forearm tattoo peeked out beneath the sleeve of his coverall. Source: Internet

All personal care and grooming businesses, including but not limited to, barber shops, beauty salons, nail salons, spas, massage parlors, tattoo parlors, and other similar businesses. Source: Internet

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