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Bagatelle (trifle)
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Bagatelle — (from the Château de Bagatelle) is an indoor table game related to billiards, the object of which is to get a number of balls (set at nine in the nineteenth century) past pins (which act as obstacles) into holes. It probably developed from the… … Wikipedia
bagatelle — 1630s, a trifle, from Fr. bagatelle knicknack, bauble, trinket (16c.), from It. bagatella a trifle, dim. of L. baca berry. As a piece of light music, it is attested from 1827 … Etymology dictionary
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]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trifle — [n1] novelty item bagatelle, bauble, bibelot, curio, gewgaw*, knickknack, nothing*, novelty, objet d’art, plaything, toy, trinket, triviality, whatnot*; concept 446 trifle [n2] very small amout bit, dash, diddly*, drop, eyelash*, fly speck*,… … New thesaurus
bagatelle — [bag΄ə tel′] n. [Fr < It bagatella, dim. < L baca, berry] 1. something of little importance or value; trifle 2. a game somewhat like billiards, played with nine balls on a table having nine holes in a circular arrangement at one end 3. a… … English World dictionary
Bagatelle (music) — A bagatelle is a short piece of music, typically for the piano, and usually of a light, mellow character. The name bagatelle literally means a trifle , as a reference to the innocent character of the piece. Earliest known bagatelle The earliest… … Wikipedia
trifle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bagatelle, nothing, triviality; gewgaw, trinket, knickknack, gimcrack; particle, bit, morsel, trace. See littleness, unimportance. v. i. toy, play, dally, fool. See neglect. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… … English dictionary for students
bagatelle — /bag euh tel /, n. 1. something of little value or importance; a trifle. 2. a game played on a board having holes at one end into which balls are to be struck with a cue. 3. pinball. 4. a short and light musical composition, typically for the… … Universalium
trifle — noun 1) we needn t bother the principal over such trifles Syn: unimportant thing, trivial thing, triviality, thing of no importance, thing of no consequence, bagatelle, inessential, nothing; technicality, nonissue; (trifles) trivia, minutiae,… … Thesaurus of popular words
trifle — trifler, n. /truy feuhl/, n., v., trifled, trifling. n. 1. an article or thing of very little value. 2. a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance. 3. a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money. 4. a small… … Universalium
trifle — Synonyms and related words: Charlotte, Danish pastry, French pastry, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, abandon, bagatelle, baklava, bauble, be foolish, be stupid, bean, beguile the time, bibelot, bill and coo, bit, blintz, brass… … Moby Thesaurus
