tattoos
Permanent body pictures
Tattoos are permanent designs made by inserting ink under the skin with needles.
Once associated with sailors, prisoners, and counterculture, tattoos have become mainstream body art: She has tattoos covering both arms.
The verb tattoo means to mark the skin this way: He tattooed a dragon on her back.
A military tattoo is something else entirely—an evening drum signal or ceremonial performance.
Formal room for visitors
- shopRetail sales venue
- artistMaker of creative works
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- portfolioCollected works or assets
consultation · session · chair · station · gloves · sterile · hygiene · autoclave
Pointed implement for sewing
- inkWriting fluid
- stencilCutout pattern for painting
- gunProjectile-launching weapon
- machinePower-driven working device
linework · shading · blackwork · colorwork · dotwork · stippling · outline · filling
Impossible to remove
- lifelongLasting entire existence
- lastingContinuing through time
- removalAct of taking away
- laserConcentrated light device
fading · regret · coverup · touchup · aging · scarring · blowout · discoloration
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- nameplateIdentifying sign mounted publicly
- datesCalendar numbers or courtship
anchor · rose · skull · cross · dragon · phoenix · butterfly · serpent
Conveying one's inner world
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
reclamation · belonging · individuality · transformation · rebellion · devotion · commitment · survivorship
parlor
Formal room for visitors
- shopRetail sales venue
- artistMaker of creative works
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
portfolio · consultation · session · chair · station · gloves · sterile · hygiene · autoclave · aftercare
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
machine · linework · shading · blackwork · colorwork · dotwork · stippling · outline · filling · realism
indelible
Impossible to remove
laser · fading · regret · coverup · touchup · aging · scarring · blowout · discoloration · preservation
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- nameplateIdentifying sign mounted publicly
dates · anchor · rose · skull · cross · dragon · phoenix · butterfly · serpent · mandala
self-expression
Conveying one's inner world
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
empowerment · reclamation · belonging · individuality · transformation · rebellion · devotion · commitment · survivorship · solidarity
Maori
New Zealand's indigenous people
- PolynesianOf Pacific island peoples
- tribalOf a clan
- SamoanPolynesian person or tongue
Hawaiian · Chicano · sailor · traditional · American · Japanese · Borneo · Berber · Celtic · Nordic
- cultural traditionsflamenco, tango, kabuki, hula, capoeira
- body customsgrooming, body modification, body art, piercing, scarification
- character creationrace, class, name, gender, appearance
- markingsspots, specks, speckles, lines, dots
- self-expressionstyle, self-expression, fashion, self-portrait, clothing
- twentiestwenties, young adult, early adulthood, emerging adulthood, college grad
tattoostemporary tattoos
Removable body art
henna · body paint · mehndi · face paint · makeup
- temporary tattoosRemovable body art
- traditional tattoosClassic bold-lined body art
- tattoo gunMotorized skin-inking device
- tattoo artistOne who inks skin
- tattoo parlorBusiness applying permanent skin designs
- tattoo removalEliminating permanent skin designs
tattoo, tattooing, tattooed, tattooist, tattooer, tattooers, tattooists, tattoo artist