Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bagatelle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bagatelle \Bag`a*telle"\, 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.
Rich trifles, serious bagatelles. --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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bagatelle
n 1: a light piece of music for piano
2: something of little value or significance [syn: {fluff}, {frippery},
{frivolity}]
3: (British) 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:
{bar billiards}]
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