word | tattoo |
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sentence | But the writing?” “What else can be indicated by that right cuff so very shiny for five inches, and the left one with the smooth patch near the elbow where you rest it upon the desk?” “Well, but China?” “The fish that you have tattooed immediately above your right wrist could only have been done in China. |
definition | [noun] 1. An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. 2. A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface. The skin is punctured with a sharp instrument, which now is usually a solenoid-driven needle, that carries the inks to lower layers of the skin. 3. (military) A drum performance or display [verb] 1. To apply a tattoo to (someone or something). 2. To tap rhythmically on, to drum. 3. (baseball) To hit the ball hard, as if to figuratively leave a tattoo on the ball. |
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