tattoo as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
tattoo
noun
1 tattoo
A drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters.
Roget 407:
roll
etc.
v.;
drumming
etc.
v.;
berloque†,
bombination†,
rumbling;
tattoo,
drumroll;
dingdong;
tantara†;
rataplan†;
whirr;
ratatat,
ratatat-tat;
rubadub;
pitapat;
quaver,
clutter,
charivari†,
racket;
cuckoo;
repetition
etc.
104;
peal of bells,
devil's tattoo;
reverberation
etc.
408.
[sound of railroad train rolling on rails]
clickety-clack.
hum,
purr.
[animals that hum]
hummingbird.
[animals that purr]
cat,
kitten
(animal sounds)
412.
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Roget 741:
command,
order,
ordinance,
act,
fiat,
hukm†,
bidding,
dictum,
hest†,
behest,
call,
beck,
nod.
despatch,
dispatch;
message,
direction,
injunction,
charge,
instructions;
appointment,
fixture.
demand,
exaction,
imposition,
requisition,
claim,
reclamation,
revendication†;
ultimatum
etc.
(terms)
770;
request
etc.
765;
requirement.
dictation;
dictate,
mandate;
caveat,
decree,
senatus consultum [Lat.];
precept;
prescript,
rescript;
writ,
ordination,
bull,
ex cathedra pronouncement [Lat.],
edict,
decretal†,
dispensation,
prescription,
brevet,
placit†,
ukase,
ukaz [Rus.],
firman,
hatti-sherif†,
warrant,
passport,
mittimus,
mandamus,
summons,
subpoena,
nisi prius [Lat.],
interpellation,
citation;
word,
word of command;
mot d'ordre [Fr.];
bugle call,
trumpet call;
beat of drum,
tattoo;
order of the day;
enactment
etc.
(law)
963;
plebiscite
etc.
(choice)
609.
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2 tattoo
A design on the skin made by tattooing.
Dutch: tromgeroffel
Polish: dziara, tatuaż
3 tattoo
The practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining.
Polish: tatuaż
verb
1 tattoo
Stain (skin) with indelible color.
Roget 440:
be variegated
etc.
adj.;
variegate,
stripe,
streak,
checker,
chequer;
bespeckle†,
speckle;
besprinkle,
sprinkle;
stipple,
maculate,
dot,
bespot†;
tattoo,
inlay,
damascene;
embroider,
braid,
quilt.
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