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Synonyms for tattooed

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ta-too
Phonetic Transcription : tæˈtu

Définition of tattooed

Origin :
  • "signal," 1680s, "signal calling soldiers or sailors to quarters at night," earlier tap-to (1644, in order of Col. Hutchinson to garrison of Nottingham), from Dutch taptoe, from tap "faucet of a cask" (see tap (n.1)) + toe "shut." So called because police used to visit taverns in the evening to shut off the taps of casks. Transferred sense of "drumbeat" is recorded from 1755. Hence, Devil's tattoo "action of idly drumming fingers in irritation or impatience" (1803).
  • As in drum : verb beat, tap a beat
Example sentences :
  • In addition to Joe Brown's identification, they had found a "W" tattooed on his arm.
  • Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
  • Tattooed in scars on the chests of the tars with a brand like the brand of Cain.
  • Extract from : « The Battle of the Bays » by Owen Seaman
  • Another fact worthy of mention is the extent to which criminals are tattooed.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
  • They are not tattooed, always use the sumpitan, and have a peculiar dialect.
  • Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel
  • Subsequently to our interview he sent me a tattooed Dyak, the first I had seen.
  • Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel
  • They are not tattooed, and the sumpitan is unknown amongst them.
  • Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel
  • The American flag is tattooed on his right arm above the elbow.
  • Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore
  • Her face was tattooed and was curiously like a Red Indian's.
  • Extract from : « From Edinburgh to India & Burmah » by William G. Burn Murdoch
  • He reached out his arms, tattooed in blue designs, and made as if to advance.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne
  • Women are tattooed on the chest and arms with patterns of dots.
  • Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV » by R.V. Russell

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