Like Flickr, but without the photos.

tattoo

(n): a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters

( more... )

(n): (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown

(n): a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle

(n): a design on the skin made by tattooing

(n): a decorative or artistic work

(n): the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining

(n): the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

(v): stain (skin) with indelible color

(v): color with a liquid dye or tint

[add tags/pos | image search | comment feed ]

Leave a comment, citation, or usage note

7 months ago bilby said:

"For three years, Goodyear's Dunlop tyre unit has offered a set of free tyres to anyone who will get the company's flying-D logo tattooed somewhere on their body, and 98 people have taken up the offer." - 'Tattoos A Sign Of Advertising Status', The Age online, 5 Dec 2007.

Register or login to leave a comment.

first listed by:

colleen (4673 words)

appears in these lists:

colleen's words, by colleen

nighthawks at the diner, by colleen

MacBean's Words, by MacBean

the physical experience, by reginaterra

punnything's Words, by punnything

NihonGoose's Words, by NihonGoose

Double Double, by nkocharh

RecoveringOverachiever's Words, by RecoveringOverachiever

kenzie's Words, by kenzie

Fife and Drum Words, by chained_bear

Stellar Six-Letter Words, by chained_bear

repsac3's Words, by repsac3

good feelings, by suunflowerss

Words!, by auburnlights

In which the reader is introduced to the very best of company, by thewordnerd

Oh, Puck, by reesetee

Brad Renfro 1982-2008, by arcadia

Loanwords, by mikeropology

liarsenal's list, by liarsenal

thegirlnextfloor's list, by thegirlnextfloor

Login:	Your login identifies you publicly, and can't contain spaces or punctuation.
Email:
Password:	Password must be at least 5 characters long.
Password again: