Definitions
A permanent skin design made with ink, or a rhythmic signal.
Word origin
From earlier tattaow, tattow, a borrowing from a Polynesian language, e.g. Samoan tatau (“tattoo; to tap, to strike”).
Used in a sentence
“His shirt sleeves were turned up, so upon his brawny arms his tattooes were visible.”
“Victor was spot on, of course; in fact, I have often been tempted to seek him out when I have been plagued by diseases of the heart. He'd be able to tell me in ten seconds whether someone was worth a tattoo or not.”
“And when they do, readers may find themselves on an unfamiliar website with an odd name, faced with a photo gallery of regrettable tattoos or a listicle on 22 celebrities with ugly spouses.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Skin design”6 letters
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