commode
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[kuh-mohd] Pronunciation Key
[kuh-mohd] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a low cabinet or similar piece of furniture, often highly ornamental, containing drawers or shelves. |
| 2. | a stand or cupboard containing a chamber pot or washbasin. |
| 3. | toilet (def. 1). |
| 4. | a portable toilet, esp. one on a chairlike frame with wheels, as for an invalid. |
| 5. | an elaborate headdress consisting chiefly of a high framework decorated with lace, ribbons, etc., worn perched on top of the hair by women in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. |
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| com·mode
(kə-mōd') Pronunciation Key
n.
[French, from commode, convenient, from Latin commodus; see commodious.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
commode
commode
1786, "chest of drawers," earlier (1688) a fashionable ladies' headdress, from Fr., noun use of adj. commode "convenient, suitable," from L. commodus "suitable," from com- intens. prefix + modus "measure, manner." Meaning of "chair housing a chamber pot" first attested 1851 from notion of convenience.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| commode | |
noun | |
| 1. | a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: toilet] |
| 2. | a tall elegant chest of drawers [syn: chiffonier] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Commode
Com*mode"\, n. [F. commode, fr. commode convenient, L. commodus; com- + modus measure, mode. See Mode.]1. A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height. Or under high commodes, with looks erect. --Granville. 2. A piece of furniture, so named according to temporary fashion; as: (a) A chest of drawers or a bureau. (b) A night stand with a compartment for holding a chamber vessel. (c) A kind of close stool. (d) A movable sink or stand for a wash bowl, with closet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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