bagatelle
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)
- a light piece of music for pianoType of musical composition, opus
- something of little value or significanceSynonyms: flufffripperyfrivolityType of triviality, trivia
- 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 overSynonyms: bar billiardsType of table game
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bag′a·telle′ (băg′ȧ-tĕl′), noun
Origin: F., fr. It. bagatella; cf. Prov. It. bagata trifle, OF. bague, Pr. bagua, bundle. See Bag, noun
1. A trifle; a thing of no importance.
Rich trifles, serious bagatelles.— Matthew Prior
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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54