Definitions for tattoos
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1. Tattoos

   A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, and/or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several tattooing processes and techniques, including hand-tapped traditional tattoos and modern tattoo machines. The history of tattooing goes back to Neolithic times, practiced across the globe by many cultures, and the symbolism and impact of tattoos varies in different places and cultures. Tattoos may be decorative (with no specific meaning), symbolic (with a specific meaning to the wearer), or pictorial (a depiction of a specific person or item). Many tattoos serve as rites of passage, marks of status and rank, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, marks of fertility, pledges of love, amulets and talismans, protection, and as punishment, like the marks of outcasts, slaves and convicts. Extensive decorative tattooing has also been part of the work of performance artists such as tattooed ladies. Today, people choose to be tattooed for artistic, cosmetic, sentimental/memorial, religious, and spiritual reasons, or to symbolize their belonging to or identification with particular groups, including criminal gangs (see criminal tattoos) or a particular ethnic group or law-abiding subculture. Tattoos may show how a person feels about a relative (commonly a parent or child) or about an unrelated person.Tattoos can also be used for functional purposes, such as identification, permanent makeup, and medical purposes.

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1. Tattoos

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How to pronounce tattoos?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tattoos in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tattoos in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tattoos in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of tattoos in a Sentence

1. Brian Levin:

   Those who get facial tattoos tend to be the uppermost, anti-social part of the scale.

2. Michael Leitch:

   You walk into a shop and they say hello and thank you -- just the small things here make a difference. rEAD: From tattoos to hi-tech loos, your Rugby World Cup travel guide to JapanMichael Leitch commands a Japanese maul against New Zealand in November 2018. {.

3. Mark Pitcavage:

   Plenty of people get tattoos, jewelry, insignia patches, it's become one of the most common modern White supremacy symbols.

4. Katie Murtagh:

   I know a lot of people who have tattoos, including two of my close friends, have them very visible, on their arms, neck and ankle, but they don't think their profession is going to care, they are not looking for white-collar jobs.

5. Owen Ryan:

   For places where tattoos or piercings are unregulated, or where they're happening in settings that are open to infections, then of course there's going to be a risk there, it comes down to a basic rule. Anywhere where you're sharing something that has come into contact with blood and hasn't been cleaned, you are at risk of HIV infection.

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