COMMODE


Meaning of COMMODE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈmōd ]

noun

Etymology: French, from commode, adjective, suitable, convenient, from Latin commodus, from com- + modus measure — more at mete

Date: circa 1688

1. : a woman's ornate cap popular in the late 17th and early 18th centuries

2.

a. : a low chest of drawers

b. : a movable washstand with a cupboard underneath

c. : a boxlike structure holding a chamber pot under an open seat ; also : chamber pot

d. : toilet 3b

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