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Definition of Commode
1. Noun. A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination.
Group relationships: Bath, Bathroom, Bathroom, Can, John, Lav, Lavatory, Privy, Toilet
Specialized synonyms: Flushless Toilet, Flush Toilet, Lavatory, Potty Chair, Potty Seat
Generic synonyms: Plumbing Fixture
Terms within: Toilet Bowl, Toilet Seat
Derivative terms: Crap, Stool
2. Noun. A tall elegant chest of drawers.
Generic synonyms: Bureau, Chest, Chest Of Drawers, Dresser
Terms within: Drawer
Definition of Commode
1. n. A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.
Definition of Commode
1. Noun. A low chest of drawers on short legs. ¹
2. Noun. A stand for a washbowl and jug. ¹
3. Noun. A chair containing a chamber pot. ¹
4. Noun. (euphemistic) A toilet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Commode
1. a cabinet [n -S] - See also: cabinet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Commode
Literary usage of Commode
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne: Taken from Original Sources by John Ashton (1882)
"During the reign, their fashion and shape altered very much, as is noticed by
Addison : ' There is not so variable a thing A commode. ..."
2. The Connoisseur by George Colman, Bonnell Thornton (1905)
"He achieved this with the sofa and chair and commode by bending the leg outwards,
thus introducing into France what we know as the cabriole leg. ..."
3. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"commode of Pine. With marquetry of brass, ebony, tortoise- shell» mother-of-pearl,
ivory, ... commode ..."
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