A nautical star unto itself means virtually nothing unless you are a sailor. You are referrencing the Vory V Zakone's (Russian Mafia) tradition of tattooing nautical compass stars on the kneecaps and the shoulders of officers and people of higher rank within the organization, but yes, the meaning is true.
No it represents a direction.
No, only you can decide weather you are gay or not. Enjoy you're tattoo!
1000 miles per nautical star.
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The beveled star or "nautical star" is seen often in early American traditional tattoos. It was first made popular by sailors. The star was used to represent the north star and coincided with finding one's way home.
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I have heard that for sailor the colors represent port and starboard, Port is left and starboard is right. So a green star would be starboard and on the right, and a red star would be port and on the left. if you are returning home. I dont know what present colors mean but i know the colors for sailing and that sailors used the nautical star as a tattoo for guidance
check out this site... it shows you how to draw a nautical star. hope this helps someone. http://www.dragoart.com/how-to-draw-a-nautical-star-t288-1.htm go die in a hole
Nautical stars are popular tattoos. The nautical star was originally a symbol for sailors but in present times, despite color, they do not have a meaning.
The nautical star tattoo ranks among the oldest and most symbolic of tattoo designs. Images of the nautical star can be found in a large number of places such as the Lyricwriter and TattooMeNow.
The Nautical Star dates to Babylonian times, and has never been a symbol of homosexuality. Further Information: The Nautical Star is an obsolete term for the 32-point compass rose. While most people are familiar with a 4-point or 8-point compass rose that show the primary (or secondary in the case of 8), the "nautical star" had 32 points that give it the shape of a star.
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