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commode
(kə mōd′)
noun
- a high headdress worn by women around 1700
- a chest of drawers
- a small, low table with drawers or cabinet spacealso commode table
- a movable washstand
- a kind of chair enclosing a chamber pot
- toilet ()
Origin: Fr, chest of drawers, orig., convenient, suitable < L commodus, suitable: see com- & mode
See commode in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A low cabinet or chest of drawers, often elaborately decorated and usually standing on legs or short feet.
- a. A movable stand or cupboard containing a washbowl.b. A chair enclosing a chamber pot.c. A toilet.
- A woman's ornate headdress, fashionable around 1700.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from commode, convenient
Origin: , from Latin commodus; see commodious
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