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commode

com.mode \k*-'mo-d\ n [F, fr. commode, adj., suitable, convenient, fr. L 
   commodus, fr. Xcom- + modus measure - more at METE 1: a woman's ornate cap 
   popular in the late 17th and early 18th centuries  2a: a low chest of 
   drawers  2b: a movable washstand with a cupboard underneath  2c: a boxlike 
   structure holding a chamber pot under an open seat; alsoX : CHAMBER POT 2d: 
   TOILET