Commode
Pronunciation : Com*mode"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. commode, fr. commode convenient, L. commodus; com- + modus measure, mode. See Mode.]
Definition : 1. A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height. Or under high commodes, with looks erect. Granville.
2. A piece of furniture, so named according to temporary fashion; as: (a) A cheat 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 for a wash bowl, with closet.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913