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commode |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: commode n 1: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {can}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}] 2: a tall elegant chest of drawers [syn: {chiffonier}]
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