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
Within a single family, he says, a grandfather might be a former headhunter, his face still tattooed; two generations later, his grandson might play guitar in a rock band.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
A blue-haired hipster and her tattooed companion walked past, cotton candy in hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Her father plans to have the phrase tattooed on him this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Droplets of water on my tattooed skin catch the moonlight.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
