transitive. To prick the skin in decorative designs; to tattoo. Cf. pink, v.1 3. Obsolete.

transitive. To cut or puncture (the skin) by way of personal adornment; to tattoo. Obsolete (archaic in later use).

transitive. To form permanent marks or designs upon the skin by puncturing it and inserting a… with the person or part as object.

transitive. To tattoo (a person or a part of the body). Now rare.

transitive. To mark (a person, part of the body) with a tattoo; = tattoo, v.2 Usually in passive. Also with up.