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Webster 1913 Edition


Commode

Com-mode′

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Commode

COMMODE

,
Noun.
A kind of head dress formerly worn by ladies.

Definition 2024


Commode

Commode

See also: commode

French

Proper noun

Commode

  1. Commodus

commode

commode

See also: Commode

English

Noun

commode (plural commodes)

  1. A low chest of drawers on short legs.
  2. A stand for a washbowl and jug.
  3. (euphemistic) A chair containing a chamber pot.
  4. (euphemistic) A toilet.
  5. (historical) A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.
    • Granville
      Or under high commodes, with looks erect.

Synonyms

  • (chamber pot): See Wikisaurus:chamber pot
  • (toilet): See Wikisaurus:toilet

Translations

Related terms


French

Etymology

From Latin commodus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

commode m, f (plural commodes)

  1. convenient (of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient)

Noun

commode f (plural commodes)

  1. chest of drawers, commode

Interlingua

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkom.mo.de/

Adjective

commode

  1. comfortable

Latin

Adjective

commode

  1. vocative masculine singular of commodus

Adverb

commodē (comparable commodius, superlative commodissimē)

  1. conveniently
  2. aptly, suitably

References


Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from French commode.

Noun

commode f (plural commodes)

  1. (Jersey) tallboy