n.
1 an evening drum or bugle signal recalling soldiers to their quarters.
2 an elaboration of this with music and marching, presented as an entertainment.
3 a rhythmic tapping or drumming.
Etymology: 17th-c. tap-too f. Du. taptoe, lit. 'close the tap' (of the cask)
2.
v. & n.
—v.tr. (tattoos, tattooed)
1 mark (the skin) with an indelible design by puncturing it and inserting pigment.
2 make (a design) in this way.
—n. a design made by tattooing.
Derivatives:
tattooer n. tattooist n.
Etymology: Polynesian
Useful english dictionary. 2012.