[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.
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Rich trifles, serious bagatelles. --Prior.
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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.
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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]