commode table

Variant of commode

commode definition

com·mode (kə mōd′)

noun

  1. a high headdress worn by women around 1700
  2. a chest of drawers
  3. a small, low table with drawers or cabinet space
    also commode table
  4. a movable washstand
  5. a kind of chair enclosing a chamber pot
  6. toilet ()

Etymology: Fr, chest of drawers, orig., convenient, suitable < L commodus, suitable: see com- & mode

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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