True Meanings of 15 Common Tattoos That Might Surprise You | Amazing Tattoos

For many years the nautical star was a popular tattoo for sailors and was thought to be a sign of luck, protection and guidance. It was meant to be a guide that would always lead the sailor home safely. Before the acceptance of homosexuality was commonplace in the mainstream the tattoo was adopted by lesbian women as a way of secretly denoting their homosexuality to others. In the later case the tattoo was often small and placed on the wrist to make it easily covered by a wristwatch.

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