A heart was 'tattooed' on his arm. [=he had a tattoo of a heart on his arm]
a 'tattoo parlor' [=a place where people go to get tattoos]
He had a 'tattoo' of a heart on his shoulder.
(..) Stay here. Claire, please. Go get your friend right now. Ruth, wait right here. I'll be right back. You have a friend in the house? The boy with the tattoo? Another one. I'm not bringing him down here. Russell, you really don't need to be here. - Yes, he does. - It's OK. I'm cool. (..)2003 TvShow: Six Feet Under Title: Making Love Work Season: 3 Episode 6