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TATTOO DESIGNS & SYMBOLS - R Tattoo Designs & Symbols provides tattoo meanings, overviews and explanations of some of the most popular tattoo designs in the world today. Tattoo symbols & designs on this
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 Rabbit Tattoos
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From ancient times, the rabbit and the hare have symbolized
abundance, sexuality, lust and fertility. To 'breed like a rabbit'
suggests rampant and unrestrained growth. In African and American
oral tradition, the rabbit is an archetypal trickster, sometimes
hero, almost always lovable, but often amoral. Likewise in Japanese
lore, the white rabbit proves too clever and arrogant for its own
good, meeting disastrous ends. In the Chinese zodiac, the rabbit...
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 Rabbit
(Chinese Zodiac Symbol)
Born in 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011.
You are the kind of person, that people like to be around
affectionate, obliging, always pleasant. You have a tendency,
though, to get too sentimental and seem superficial. Being cautious
and conservative, you are successful in business but would also make
a good lawyer, diplomat, or actor.
See all
12 animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac here
Check out different
rabbit tattoo designs by some of the
world's top tattoo artists and illustrators.
Year of the Rabbit
Kanji designs on t-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, bags & more.
 Raccoon Tattoos
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The raccoon and his black mask and white and black striped tail
conjure up various characters - bandit, carnival reveller, or actor
of old. The raccoon is all these things, a mischievous master of
disguise. This nocturnal scavenger also symbolizes our hidden
identities, our dark side, that which we don't know about ourselves.
Perhaps the perfect symbol of our 'alter egos'...
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 Ragdoll Cat Tattoos -
The Ragdoll is a cat breed with blue eyes and a distinct colorpoint coat. It is a large and muscular semi-longhair cat with a soft and silky coat. Developed by controversial American breeder Ann Baker, it is best known for its docile and placid temperament and affectionate nature. The name "Ragdoll" is derived from... more
 Ram Tattoos
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Like the wolf that stayed at the edge of an ancient campfire and
over time became our constant companion, the dog, and in a similar
fashion to other herd animals like cattle and goats, sheep were also
among the very first wild animals to be domesticated. And in the
transformation from a wild to a domestic creature, our images of
sheep, both conscious and unconscious were forever altered. The ram
is the male member of the sheep family...
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 Rat Tattoos
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Symbol of resourcefulness and adaptability, the rat adapts to almost
any climatic condition, being found on all continents except
Antarctica. Without any confining breeding season, this highly
fecund creature can produce thousands of offspring in a year. Its
survival instincts have proven ferocious as it fights to keep other
scavengers out of its territories. To this end, the rat has even
exterminated one of its own species - the black rat...
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Rat
(Chinese Zodiac Symbol)
Born in 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008.
 You are imaginative, charming, and truly generous to the person you
love. However, you have a tendency to be quick-tempered and overly
critical. You are also inclined to be somewhat of an opportunist.
Rats often acquire great wealth are very entrepreneurial. Born under
this sign, you should be happy in sales or as a writer, critic, or
publicist.
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12 animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac here
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rat tattoo designs by some of the
world's top tattoo artists and illustrators.
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Kanji designs on t-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, bags & more.
 Rattlesnake, Diamondback, Sidewinder, Rattler
- For the Native American, the indigenous rattlesnake (commonly
known as the 'rattler', but also as the diamondback or sidewinder)
is a symbol of potency and fertility. With a strike as fast as
lightning, it has become associated with rain and the act of
entering the earth and bringing forth life. It is regarded as the
male symbol of creation. It is also a symbol of death and
transformation, since its venom has the power to turn life towards
death, delivering humans to the edge of one world and to the brink...
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 Raven Tattoos
- For many of the indigenous people of the Americas, the raven is a
powerful animal totem, a protector and spirit guide. He's a shape-
shifter and messenger and a symbol of transformation. Its coal black
plumage invokes the void, secrecy, and mystery. But the raven is
also a solar symbol. The mythical raven brought the Sun to mankind,
and in so doing became a symbol of light. From the earliest times,
raven myths tell of its intelligence and concern for humans....
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 Razor Blade
- Razor blades, as a tattoo design can symbolize several things, all
of them a little "edgy". A razor blade is sharp, it cuts things,
sometimes dubious things, and it has often been used as an
instrument of suicide, as in "cutting ones wrists".
The Razor Blade, in particular the straight-edge style that were
designed to be used as replaceable blades, are a tattoo design that
harkens back to a time in the seventies and eighties when such
razors were regularly used as drug paraphernalia. A razor blade was
used to cut up drugs ranging from marijuana to shaving cocaine
crystals into a powder fine enough that it could be smoked or
snorted into...
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 Rebel Flag Tattoos
- Rebel Flags, The Confederate Flag or The
Confederate Battle Flag (also known as; The Southern Cross & Southern Cross
Flags), which
are flags which depict the blue saltire as used in various flags of
the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War....
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 Red Welsh Dragon
- For those of Welsh heritage and family roots in Wales, the Red
Welsh Dragon is one of the single most popular tattoo designs, as
popular as the Rampant Lion is with the Scots, or the Lion Standard
with the English. A symbol with a rich and ancient heraldic past,
the Welsh Dragon has a fascinating history - just one of the many
reasons it makes such a wonderful and powerful tattoo symbol that
represents Welsh heritage...
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Religious Tattoos - As long as people have been marking and modifying their physical
appearance, there has been a strong spiritual element to the
practice of body art and body modification. Even before the rise of
organized religions,
Judaism,
Christianity and Islam in the West and
Buddhism & Hinduism in the East, with their widely recognized symbols of
religious faith and devotion, tattoos often clearly were intended to
serve a purpose beyond simple expressions of decoration and
identification. Many early tattoos clearly had a cosmic connection
and wove early man into the fabric of the larger universe.
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Religious Tattoos page here
 Retriever Tattoos - The Golden Retriever is a hallmark of the breed and is described in the standard as "kindly, friendly and confident". They are not "one man dogs" and are generally equally amiable with both strangers and those familiar to them. Their trusting, gentle disposition therefore makes them a poor guard dog.... more
 Rock
of Ages - A classic tattoo
design of nautical origin. The symbolism behind the Sailor's Cross
or what is sometimes known as the Rock of Ages, many fold.
Nautical tattooing was rich with designs that had a highly symbolic
nature and they were tattoos that were designed to function as
specifically amulets and talismans, in other words, they were
tattoos rendered for protection. Having the words "Hold Fast"
tattooed on your fingers was in the hope that you would never lose
your grip while in the rigging high above deck. Other symbols showed
you had...
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 Rod of Asclepius Tattoos -
The traditional symbol of medicine is the Rod of Asclepius -- a
rough hewn rod with a single snake twined around it. The snake
symbolizes, through the shedding of its skin, the renewal of life.
Asclepius was a Greek physician who according to legend was the son
of Apollo and a mortal. He appears in ancient scripts dated around
1500 BC. He was later deified as the God of Healing, and is usually
depicted holding a staff with that accompanying single snake.... more
 Rooster Tattoos -
First to announce the dawn of a new day, the rooster is the
universal symbol of the rising sun, and of renewal, resurrection and
redemption. As the cockerel (or 'cock'), it is also a common
representative of the male element. Virile, defender of the flock
against intruders, ambitious, curious, self reliant and courageous,
the cock may waver however when it comes to making a commitment.
Vigilance and courage in declaring the truth have been attributed to
the rooster in legends...
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 Rooster
(Chinese Zodiac Symbol)
Born in 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
The Rooster is a hard worker; shrewd and definite in decision making
often speaking his mind. Because of this, you tend to seem boastful
to others. You are a dreamer, flashy dresser, and extravagant to an
extreme. Born under this sign you should be happy as a restaurant
owner, publicist, soldier or world traveler.
See all
12 animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac here
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rooster tattoo designs by some of the
world's top tattoo artists and illustrators.
Year of the Rooster
Kanji designs on t-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, bags & more.
 Rosary Tattoo
- The Rosary (its name comes from the Latin "rosarium," meaning
"crown of roses"), is an important and traditional devotion of the
Roman Catholic Church, combining prayer and meditation in sequences
of ten "Hail Marys," each sequence being called a decade. A
complete Rosary involves the completion of...
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 Rose Tattoo - The Rose in the
West represents what the Lotus does in the East. A symbol of love,
but especially of a love that is pure. Because of the roses' beauty,
scent and shape, it is the ultimate floral symbol. Of all the flower
tattoo designs, the rose is still the most popular and the most...
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 Rose
with Thorns - A tattoo of a
rose with prominent thorns - the thorns being the means by which the
rose protects itself - reminds us that beauty does not come without
sacrifice and that caution must be exercised, lest the prick of the
thorn draw blood. Love is not without risk. Ecstasy does not come without...
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 Rottweiler Tattoos - The Rottweiler, or Rottweil Metzgerhund ("Butchers Dog"), is a " large size, stalwart dog" breed originating in Germany as a herding dog. It is a hardy and very intelligent breed. Rottweilers also worked as draught dogs, pulling carts to carry meat and other products to market as well as for hunting.... more
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