bagatelle

Noun
Synonyms: flufffripperyfrivolitybar billiards

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a light piece of music for piano
  2. something of little value or significanceSynonyms: flufffripperyfrivolity
  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 overSynonyms: bar billiards
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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