tattoo2 (tato)

also attributively: as, tattoo marks. There was a vast variety of tattoos and ornamentation, rendering them a serious difficulty to strangers. R. F. Burton , Abeokuta, iii. tattoo age (ta-tö'āj), n. [F. tatouage ; as tat too2+-age.] The practice of tattooing; also, a design made by tattooing. [Rare.] Above his tattoo age of the five cro es, the fellow had a picture of two hearts united. Thackeray , From Corn hill to Cairo, xiii. tattooer (ta-tö'er), n. [ tattoo2 + -er1.] One who tattooes; especially, one who is expert in the art of tattooing.