- (v.t.) To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out.
- (n.) A beat of drum or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat or to repair to their quarters in garrison or to their tents in camp.
- (n.) An indelible mark or figure made by puncturing the skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations, especially by sailors.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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