commode

commode
    n 1: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn:
         {toilet}, {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty},
         {stool}, {throne}]
    2: a tall elegant chest of drawers [syn: {chiffonier},
       {commode}]
    

Commode \Com*mode"\, n. [F. commode, fr. commode convenient, L.
   commodus; com- + modus measure, mode. See {Mode}.]
   1. A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the
      hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.
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            Or under high commodes, with looks erect.
                                                  --Granville.
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   2. 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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Lavatory \Lav"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Lavatories}. [L. lavatorium:
   cf. lavatoire. See {Lave} to wash, and cf. {Laver}.]
   1. A place for washing.
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   2. A basin or other vessel for washing in.
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   3. A wash or lotion for a diseased part.
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   4. A place where gold is obtained by washing.
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   5. A room containing one or more sinks for washing, as well
      as one or more toilet fixtures; also called {bathroom},
      {toilet}, and sometimes {commode}. Commode and toilet may
      refer to a room with only a toilet fixture, but without a
      sink.

   Syn: toilet, lavatory, can, facility, john, privy, bathroom.
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