'Bagatelle' definitions:

Definition of 'bagatelle'

From: WordNet
noun
A light piece of music for piano
noun
Something of little value or significance [syn: bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity]
noun
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]

Definition of 'Bagatelle'

From: 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]