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commode

Pronunciation: /kəˈməʊd/

The English word “commode” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A low chest of drawers on short legs.
  2. A stand for a washbowl and jug.
  3. A chair containing a chamber pot.
  4. A toilet.
  5. A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.

Etymology

Borrowed from French commode (literally “convenient”). Doublet of comodo.

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