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Vinony

tattoo

noun

  1. image created by ink placed in human skin, permanently or semi-permanently
L329075 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. to mark the skin with permanent colors and patterns
L333239 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /tæˈtuː/ / /təˈtuː/ / [tʰæˈtʰʉw]

noun

Etymology: From Hindi टट्टू (ṭaṭṭū).

  1. A pony of a certain breed from India.

verb

Etymology: From earlier tap-to, borrowed from Dutch taptoe, from tap (“tap; faucet on a cask”) + toe (“to; shut”). More at tap, to.

  1. To tap rhythmically on, to drum.

    “He had looked at the clock many scores of times; and at the street, where the rain was pattering down, and the people as they clinked by in pattens, left long reflections on the shining stone: he tattooed at the table: he bit his nails most completely […]”