chest, cabinet; toilet
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Commode Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
ADV
conveniently/neatly/tidily; aptly/well; suitably/properly/fittingly; tastefully
conveniently/neatly/tidily; aptly/well; suitably/properly/fittingly; tastefully
A low chest of drawers based on French form.
Commode Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A piece of furniture, so named according to temporary fashion
A piece of furniture, so named according to temporary fashion
(n.)
A night stand with a compartment for holding a chamber vessel.
A night stand with a compartment for holding a chamber vessel.
(n.)
A movable sink or stand for a wash bowl, with closet.
A movable sink or stand for a wash bowl, with closet.
(n.)
A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.
A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.
(n.)
A kind of close stool.
A kind of close stool.
(n.)
A chest of drawers or a bureau.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA chest of drawers or a bureau.
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.
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.
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]
Noun
1. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
(synonym) toilet, can, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne
(hypernym) plumbing fixture
(hyponym) flushless toilet
(part-holonym) toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom
(part-meronym) toilet bowl
2. a tall elegant chest of drawers
(synonym) chiffonier
(hypernym) chest of drawers, chest, bureau, dresser
(part-meronym) drawer
Commode Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A corn, commode with legs, or commode on legs is any of several pieces of furniture. The word commode comes from the French word for "convenient" or "suitable", which in turn comes from the Latin adjective commodus, with similar meanings.
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