Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - commode
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Commode
commode
noun Etymology: French, from ~, 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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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. Etymology: F, adj. (as noun) f. L commodus convenient (as COM-, modus measure) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. комод 2. стульчак для ночного горшка 3. ам. эвф. унитаз 4. передвижной умывальник 5. высокий чепец из кружева и лент (XYII-XYIII вв) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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4.
(commodes) 1. A commode is a movable piece of furniture shaped like a chair, which has a large pot below or inside it. It is used as a toilet, especially by people who are too ill to be able to walk easily. (mainly BRIT) N-COUNT 2. A commode is a toilet. (AM) N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n 1 BrE a piece of furniture shaped like a chair that can be used as a toilet 2 AmE dialect a toilet 3 old use a piece of furniture with drawers or shelves ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1786, "chest of drawers," earlier (1688) a fashionable ladies' headdress, from Fr., noun use of adj. commode "convenient, suitable," from L. commodus "suitable," from com- intens. prefix + modus "measure, manner." Meaning of "chair housing a chamber pot" first attested 1851 from notion of convenience. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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