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 Definitions of commode  [əˈmoʊd]  

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Definition of 'commode' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) commode
a low cabinet or similar piece of furniture, often highly ornamented, containing drawers or shelves.

2.  commode
a stand or cupboard containing a chamber pot or washbasin.

3.  commode
a portable toilet, esp. one on a chairlike frame, as for an invalid.

4.  commode
a headdress with a high framework decorated with lace, ribbons, etc., worn by women in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Etymology:  (1680–90; < F < L commodus convenient <com-+modusmode1)

Definition of 'commode' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

2. (noun) chiffonier, commode
a tall elegant chest of drawers


Definition of 'commode' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) commode
a kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height

2. (noun) commode
a piece of furniture, so named according to temporary fashion

3. (noun) commode
a chest of drawers or a bureau

4. (noun) commode
a night stand with a compartment for holding a chamber vessel

5. (noun) commode
a kind of close stool

6. (noun) commode
a movable sink or stand for a wash bowl, with closet



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