COMMODE


Meaning of COMMODE in English

n. 1 a chest of drawers. 2 (also night-commode) a a bedside table with a cupboard containing a chamber-pot. b a chamber-pot concealed in a chair with a hinged cover. 3 = CHIFFONIER.

[ F, adj. (as noun) f. L commodus convenient (as COM-, modus measure) ]

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