tattoo
noun
a signal on a drum, bugle, or trumpet at night, for soldiers or sailors to go to their quarters.
tattooed
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past participleof tattoo.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tattoo.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tattoonouna signal on a drum, bugle, or trumpet at night, for soldiers or sailors to go to their quarters.
Example Sentences
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"I'd have Gladiators champion tattooed on my forehead if I could so I bit their hand off to do it," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In several of her novels, Ms. Mandel has had characters with beloved quotations tattooed on their bodies, a practice that inspired a real-life trend of the author’s fans being inked with lines from her books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Damien Pickett, DJ’s father, told Nola.com on Thursday that his son has worn No. 5 “his whole life” and has the number tattooed on his left arm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Every tattooed person he interviewed in the 2000s for his research cited David Beckham as their inspiration; the footballer made a statement when he got his first inking in 1999.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Uncas, standing ready to die before the Delaware, when an enemy warrior tears off his hunting shirt revealing the bright blue tortoise tattooed on Uncas’s breast.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
