commode: Meaning and Definition of

com•mode

Pronunciation: (ku-mōd'), [key]
— n.
  1. a low cabinet or similar piece of furniture, often highly ornamental, containing drawers or shelves.
  2. a stand or cupboard containing a chamber pot or washbasin.
  3. toilet (def. 1).
  4. a portable toilet, esp. one on a chairlike frame with wheels, as for an invalid.
  5. an elaborate headdress consisting chiefly of a high framework decorated with lace, ribbons, etc., worn perched on top of the hair by women in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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