(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.
Example Sentences:
(1) Nine years of clinical experience of the application of the Q-switched ruby laser to the removal of tattoos is presented.
(2) I think of tattoos as art, but also, every time I look at mine, I relive the emotions I felt when I had them.
(3) By using various colors, it is possible to tattoo a nipple-areola complex onto the breast that will have an illusion of projection.
(4) Hardy has a 10in tattoo of Lee along his left shin.
(5) In 2, 178 tattooed male conscripts in ages of 19-24 years, the most frequent tattoo was a heart mark or a mark of heart and arrow.
(6) Of the 781 tattooed men, 62% had tattoos on their forearms, 34.2% had self-injured scars on their bodies, and 18.6% had criminal convictions.
(7) Previously a cover-up and reworking of a tattoo beneath, when she was performing across the UK with Girls Aloud in February , you could see the bold work in progress poking above her backless stage costumes.
(8) Tattooing provides accurate localization for tumor surgery following radiation therapy.
(9) Lisbeth Salander is a violent and emotionally uncommunicative tattooed and much-pierced goth who grew up in care, and has had serious mental health issues.
(10) Sitting at the table today, Archie is doing his best to look the part – in time-honoured hip-hop style, there is an inspirational motto tattooed on his forearm in flowing script – and he and Foster have an impressive line in managerial hyperbole: "We believe that whatever record label we work for, we can change that label for the better because we understand what kids want to listen to."
(11) These findings suggest that the development of B-cell lymphoma in this patient was related to a persistent abnormal immune response to the chronic antigenic stimulus of the dye of the tattoo.
(12) Subsequent treatments are given using skin tattoos and laser alignment for target placement within the isocenter of the linear accelerator, and a modified portable halo-ring device is used for skull immobilization.
(13) In 2007, Eurostar ran adverts in Belgium for its trains to London depicting a tattooed skinhead urinating into a china teacup.
(14) I don't particularly like that area of my arm, and getting the tattoo meant I had to confront that.
(15) The fibromas were transmitted by intradermal and subcutaneous inoculation and by rubbing the virus preparation into tattoo sites.
(16) The idea of tattooing your flesh with the southern cross was, well, strange.
(17) "I have a fond memory of sitting in one of the dressing rooms, talking about Ireland in the 80s, and her showing me as many of her shamrock tattoos as possible.
(18) A patient who developed localized, granulomatous reactions in a tattoo is described.
(19) Incarcerating a pigment in the depth of the dermis has caused no problems for professionals and aestheticiens performing tattoos.
(20) The significance of tattoos has differed at times and in different civilisations (means of communication, social identification mark, religious origin).