Definition of tattoo
- 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.
- 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.