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English Dictionary: commode by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
commode
n
  1. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne]
  2. a tall elegant chest of drawers
    Synonym(s): chiffonier, 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.
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