TATTOO | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of tattoo in English tattoonoun [ C ] uk /təˈtuː/ /tætˈuː/ us /tætˈuː/ /təˈtuː/ plural tattoos

tattoo noun [C] (DECORATION)

Add to word list Add to word list (informal tat) a permanent image, pattern, or word on the skin that is created by using needles to put colours under the skin   Jennie Wagner-Gorton/EyeEm/EyeEm/GettyImages The skin, & skin colour

• anti-wrinkle
• ashy
• basal cell
• blush
• corium
• epidermis
• nude
• palely
• pallidly
• pasty
• peach fuzz
• peaches and cream
• pigmentation
• subcutaneous
• uncalloused
• unlined
• untanned
• unwrinkled
• veined
• wrinkled

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tattoo noun [C] (MILITARY SHOW)

an outside show, with several military performances especially of marching and music Military training & ceremonies

• about
• about turn! idiom
• assault course
• attention
• bull
• civil defence
• drill instructor
• guard
• hup
• induction centre
• march-past
• military academy
• military honours
• military service
• pass
• reveille
• the trooping of the colour idiom
• tour of duty
• war game
• with full military honours

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Spectacles & performances tattooverb [ T ] uk /təˈtuː/ /tætˈuː/ us /təˈtuː/ /tætˈuː/ tattooed to put a tattoo or tattoos on someone or something: He had her name tattooed on his arm. The skin, & skin colour

• anti-wrinkle
• ashy
• basal cell
• blush
• corium
• epidermis
• nude
• palely
• pallidly
• pasty
• peach fuzz
• peaches and cream
• pigmentation
• subcutaneous
• uncalloused
• unlined
• untanned
• unwrinkled
• veined
• wrinkled

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tattooed (Definition of tattoo from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

tattoo | American Dictionary

tattoonoun [ C ] us /tæˈtu/ plural tattoos Add to word list Add to word list a permanent picture, pattern, or word on the surface of skin, created by using needles to put colors under the skin

tattoo

verb [ T ] us /tæˈtu/ present participle tattooing | past tense and past participle tattooed An eagle was tattooed on his chest. (Definition of tattoo from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of tattoo

tattoo Of the remaining thirteen patients six patients would have shown improvement of the field position had the lateral tattoos been used. From the Cambridge English Corpus He shows, moreover, how we can use bodies as texts and can allow scars, deformities and tattoos to speak for people who were generally inarticulate. From the Cambridge English Corpus First, she focuses on the ethnographic accounts of tattoos. From the Cambridge English Corpus Finally, the chapter analyzes decorative female tattoos, and their implications in gender issues. From the Cambridge English Corpus They would only get tattoos when they became adults. From the Cambridge English Corpus They contain most of the information recorded in the attestations, including height, colour of hair and eyes, complexion, and even distinguishing marks such as tattoos. From the Cambridge English Corpus He is black, has elaborate tattoos, and wears his hair in cornrows. From the Cambridge English Corpus In (4b), the motivation is due to the presence of tattoos. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus use of the lateral tattoos in all cases would result in an overall improvement of 0.8 mm in field displacement. From the Cambridge English Corpus The aim was to align all three tattoos at each stage of radiotherapy planning and treatment. From the Cambridge English Corpus One possible to differentiate between random and systematic improvement would be the use of lateral tattoos as error. From the Cambridge English Corpus Semitonal slips in the melodic lines slowly expand to larger intervals, and the percussion tattoos return, this time whimsically. From the Cambridge English Corpus Tentative identifications obtained through this method were then confirmed by reference to "peculiar marks," such as moles, scars, and tattoos. From the Cambridge English Corpus Permanent tattoos are often considered the most accurate way of delineating field borders. From the Cambridge English Corpus Anterior-posterior treatment localization in pelvic radiotherapy: tattoos or fixed couch-to-isocentre distance. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of tattoo These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of tattoo?

Translations of tattoo

in Chinese (Traditional) 裝飾, 紋身花紋, 軍事展示… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 装饰, 纹身花纹, 军事展示… See more in Spanish tatuaje, tatuaje [masculine, singular]… See more in Portuguese tatuagem, tatuagem [feminine]… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian 入れ墨, タトゥー, 入（い）れ墨（ずみ）… See more dövme, dövme yapmak… See more tatouage [masculine], tatouer, tatouage… See more tatuatge… See more tatoeëren, tattoo… See more tetovat, tetování… See more tatovere, tatovering… See more merajah, rajah… See more สักลายบนผิวหนัง, รอยสัก… See more xăm mình, hình xăm trên da… See more tatuaż, tatuować… See more tatuera, tatuering… See more tatu, mencacah… See more tätowieren, die Tätowierung… See more tatovering [masculine], tatovere, tatovering… See more 타투, 문신… See more татуювати, татуювання… See more tatuaggio, tatuare… See more Need a translator?

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