Meaning & use
Commodes
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Toilets, or pieces of furniture housing a chamber pot or wash basin; also, ornate chests of drawers in French furniture design.
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The hospital ward was equipped with bedside commodes for patients who couldn't walk far.
The antique shop displayed several elegant French commodes from the 18th century.
A note on using this word
The word 'commode' has two quite different common uses in English: a toilet or chamber-pot cabinet, and a decorative chest of drawers, especially in French antique furniture.
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2. noun
Low chests of drawers, especially ornate French furniture pieces.
The museum's collection includes several gilded commodes from Versailles.
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