Commode

Origin

From French commode.

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. (euphemistic) A toilet.
5. (historical) A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.
• GranvilleOr under high commodes, with looks erect.

Related terms

• discommode, incommode
• bidet