What's the difference between bagatelle and carom?

Bagatelle


Definition:

  • (n.) A trifle; a thing of no importance.
  • (n.) 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.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) After a weekend of playing bagatelle, dining and watching films of Tsarist Russia, Butler found a moment alone with him.
  • (2) She celebrated her 21st birthday at the 400 Club, and was such a regular at the Bagatelle, a French restaurant with a dance floor, that the band used to play a spec ial tune the moment she arrived.
  • (3) While there are nearly no differences between physicians concerning the judgement of disablement in cases of grave ophthalmological clinical pictures, there exist greater differences in the judgement of so-called "bagatelle"-injuries and -diseases, which demand a temporary unilateral eye-dressing.
  • (4) Mark Moorhead Tropical architectural guru Facebook Twitter Pinterest Geoffrey Bawa’s house on Bagatelle Road, Colombo.
  • (5) A splendid way to learn about the man, his work and his art collection is to visit his house just off Bagatelle Road in Colombo.
  • (6) But that is mere bagatelle compared with the defiance of the energy privateers.

Carom


Definition:

  • (n.) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.
  • (v. i.) To make a carom.

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