刺花 meaning in English

tattooing

When i got back with the basin , the doctor had already ripped up the captain s sleeve , and exposed his great sinewy arm . it was tattooed in several places
当我取来盆时，医生已招起了船长的衣袖，露出了他粗壮的胳膊，上面有几处刺花。
One was the same as the tattoo mark , billy bones his fancy ; then there was mr w . bone mate . no more rum . off palm key he got itt ; and some other snatches , mostly single words and unintelligible
一个跟刺花的内容相同， “比尔彭斯的爱物” ，再有就是“ w彭斯先生，大副” ， “没有郎姆酒了” ， “在棕榈树低岛他得到了它” ，以及其他的一些片断，大多为单个的词语，使人费解。