Hypertext Webster Gateway: "commode"
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) 1.7 (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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