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commode

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com⋅mode

[kuh-mohd]
–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.

Origin:
1680–90; < F < L commodus convenient, equiv. to com- com- + modus mode 1
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com·mode   (kə-mōd')   
n.  
  1. A low cabinet or chest of drawers, often elaborately decorated and usually standing on legs or short feet.

    1. A movable stand or cupboard containing a washbowl.

    2. A chair enclosing a chamber pot.

    3. A toilet.

  2. A woman's ornate headdress, fashionable around 1700.


[French, from commode, convenient, from Latin commodus; see commodious.]
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