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noun

Commode n.

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."

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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Etymology of 'Commode'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Commode" Quotes from Famous Books

... devient un obstacle tres serieux quand on a a traduire ces interminables phrases en francais moderne, prototype de precision, de clarte, de logique grammaticale.... Je sais bien qu'il y a un moyen commode de l'eluder...: c'est de couper les phrases et d'en faire, d'une seule, deux, trois, quatre, autant qu'il est besoin. Mais a ce jeu on change notablement la physionomie de l'original, et c'est ce ...

— Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) • Cassius Dio

... influence was always to keep up the traditions when the reaction against the severe might easily have led to degeneration. There are beautiful examples of his work in many of the great collections of furniture, notably the wonderful commode in the Wallace collection. The dragon mounts of ormolu on it show the strong influence the Orient had at the time. He often used the figures of women with great delicacy on the corners of his furniture, and he also used tortoise-shell and many colored ...

— Furnishing the Home of Good Taste • Lucy Abbot Throop

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