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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a light piece of music for piano;

2. something of little value or significance;
[syn: bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity]

3. a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over;
[syn: bagatelle, bar billiards]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bagatelle \Bag`a*telle"\ (b[a^]g`[.a]*t[e^]l"), n. [F., fr. It. bagatella; cf. Prov. It. bagata trifle, OF. bague, Pr. bagua, bundle. See Bag, n.] 1. A trifle; a thing of no importance. [1913 Webster] Rich trifles, serious bagatelles. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. A game played on an oblong board, having, at one end, cups or arches into or through which balls are to be driven by a rod held in the hand of the player. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bagatelle n 1: a light piece of music for piano 2: something of little value or significance [syn: bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity] 3: a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over [syn: bagatelle, bar billiards]