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Look up: Tattoo

  1. tattoo
    [n] - a drumbeat of bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters 2. [n] - a design on the skin made by tattooing 3. [n] - the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining 4. [v] - stain (skin) with indelible color
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Tattoo
    (Tattoos, Pinprick Tattoos) Permanent ink mark on the skin. Tiny pinprick tattoos are sometimes made during radiotherapy planning. These are used to help line up the machine for treatment.
    Found on http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/utilities/g

  3. Tattoo
    a permanently etched or pigmented mark in the skin
    Found on http://www.transforminglives.co.uk/gloss

  4. Tattoo
    Tattoo: The permanent insertion of ink or other pigments below the skin using a sharp instrument. Humans have done tattooing for cosmetic and ritual purposes since at least the Neolithic era. In the Western world, tattooing has historically served as a brand of criminality, a sign of shame (like 'Th...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  5. Tattoo
    Tat·too' noun [ Earlier taptoo , Dutch taptoe ; tap a tap, faucet + toe to, shut ( i. e. , the taps, or drinking houses, shut from the soldiers).] (Mil.) A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/15

  6. Tattoo
    Tat·too' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Tattooed ; present participle & verbal noun Tattooing .] [ Of Polynesian origin; confer New Zealand ta to tattoo, tatu...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/15

  7. Tattoo
    Tat·too' noun ; plural Tattoos 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 a...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/15

  8. tattoo
    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. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. tattoo
    noun the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. tattoo
    noun a design on the skin made by tattooing
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. tattoo
    noun a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. Tattoo
    • (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.) 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...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. tattoo
    permanent mark or design made on the body by the introduction of pigment through ruptures in the skin. Sometimes the term is also loosely applied to ... [6 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/16

  14. tattoo
    tattoo, the marking of the skin with punctures into which pigment is rubbed. The word originates from the Tahitian tattau [to mark]. The term is sometimes extended to scarification, which consists of skin incisions into which irritants may be rubbed to produce a permanent raised scar. The modern met...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  15. Tattoo
    A tattoo is a beat of a drum, or a 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.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  16. tattoo
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ta-tū′ Definitions: 1. A deliberate decorative implanting or injecting of indelible pigments into the skin or the tinctorial effect of accidental implantation. 2. To produce such an effect. The procedure, historically and geographically widespread, is associated ...
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  17. Tattoo
    A method of on-dog identification.
    Found on http://www.apluspetgoods.com/petsupplies

  18. Tattoo
    An identification number placed inside the ear of a registered racing greyhound.
    Found on http://www.greyhoundracingtoday.com/HowT

  19. Tattoo
    to array; to deploy.
    Found on http://s_van_dorst.tripod.com/Ancient_Wa

  20. Tattoo
    A `tattoo` is body art made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of decorative body modification, while tattoos on animals are most commonly used for identification purposes. The first written reference to the word, "ta...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo

  21. Tattoo
    (newspaper) `The Tattoo Teen Newspaper` is an online, teen-written newspaper based in Connecticut. The paper, which publishes work produced by the nonprofit Youth Journalism International http://www.youthjournalism.org, was founded in 1994. The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding said, &quo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo

  22. Tattoo
    (comics) image= --> `Tattoo`, later `Longstrike`, is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in New X-Men #126, created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. Fictional character biography: A student of the Xavier Institute, the young girl called Tat...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo

  23. Tattoo
    (Prison Break) `Michael Scofield`s tattoo` is featured prominently in the American television series, Prison Break, and contributes a large part to the plot of the show in its first two seasons. Scofield (played by Wentworth Miller), creates an elaborate plan to break himself and his w...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo

  24. Tattoo
    (album) `Tattoo` was the fourth studio album released by Rory Gallagher. The original version contained nine tracks, all of which were written by Rory Gallagher (two extra tracks were added to the remastered version which were not originals). The album showcased the skill of Gallagher ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo

  25. Tattoo
    (Mike Oldfield instrumental) "`Tattoo`" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1992. It is from the album Tubular Bells II. Charts : It charted at number 33 in the UK Singles Chart. Track listing : CD single : # "Tattoo" (edit) – 3:41 # "Sent...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo



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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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