For the play La Mort de l'empereur Commode, see Thomas Corneille.
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French commode, by Gilles Joubert, circa 1735, made of oak and walnut, veneered with tulipwood, ebony, holly, other woods, gilt bronze and imitation marble, in the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, United States)A British commode, circa 1772, marquetry of various woods, bronze and gilt-bronze mounts, overall: 95.9 × 145.1 × 51.9 cm, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
A commode is any of many pieces of furniture. The Oxford English Dictionary has multiple meanings of "commode". The first relevant definition reads: "A piece of furniture with drawers and shelves; in the bedroom, a sort of elaborate chest of drawers (so in French); in the drawing room, a large (and generally old-fashioned) kind of chiffonier." The drawing room is itself a term for a formal reception room, and a chiffonier is, in this sense, a small sideboard dating from the early 19th century.
Another meaning attested is a washstand, a piece of furniture equipped with basin, jug, and towel rail, and often with space to store the chamber pot behind closed doors. A washstand in the bedroom pre-dates indoor bathrooms and running water.
In British English, "commode" is the standard term for a commode chair, often on wheels, enclosing a chamber pot—as used in hospitals and assisted living homes.[1] In the United States, a "commode" is now a colloquial synonym for a flush toilet.[2]
The word commode comes from the French word for "convenient" or "suitable", which in turn comes from the Latin adjective commodus, with similar meanings.
^"Cambridge Dictionaries online, entry for Commode". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
^Robinson, Melia (June 1, 2017). "I tried the 'Mercedes Benz of toilets' that comes with a remote control and costs $10,200". Business Insider. Retrieved 23 November 2017. ...But Japan's biggest toilet maker has brought these high-tech features and more to its premiere line of commodes.
A commode is any of many pieces of furniture. The Oxford English Dictionary has multiple meanings of "commode". The first relevant definition reads: "A...
A commode chair, known in British English simply as a commode, is a type of chair used by someone who needs help going to the toilet due to illness, injury...
case." This appears to be the link between "commode" as an elegant article of French furniture, and "commode" as a prosaic invalid toilet. "Close stool"...
delivered the commode for the bedroom of Louis XVI at Versailles, now in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle. An even richer commode replaced it the...
A bidet shower—also known as a handheld bidet, commode shower, toilet shower, health faucet, bum shower, jet spray, hand shower, Muslim shower, shatafa...
Caroliner Rainbow Gumcuppers - "Fixing and Mixing Cracked Skulls" b/w Commode Minstrels in Bullface - "Theme From the Destruction of the Turd Man" (P...
statues. Commode by Charles Cressent, Waddesdon Manor, (1730) Commode by Antoine Gaudreau in the apartment of the Dauphin at Versailles (1745) Commode by Bernard...
In business literature, commoditization is defined as the process by which goods that have economic value and are distinguishable in terms of attributes...
wood in the Japanese style, ornament of gilded bronze, and marble tops of commodes or tables. The intent was to create an impression of surprise, awe and...
Commodore Perry Owens (July 29, 1852 – May 10, 1919) was an American lawman and gunfighter of the Old West. One of his many exploits was the Owens-Blevins...
the design of which copied the Trianon. In 1708, the prototypes for the commodes Mazarine, then called bureaux, were delivered to the Trianon by André-Charles...
including a "$30,000 malachite round table, a $23,000 marble-topped antique commode, a $14,000 custom office bookcase, a $7,000 Stations of the Cross in Dresden...
cabinet with doors to hide it; this sort of nightstand was known as a commode, hence the latter word came to mean "toilet" as well. For homes without...
respectively. Chippendale called them "commode tables" or "commode bureau tables", Hepplewhite used the terms "commodes", "chests of drawers". At the beginning...
000. One of the most important pieces in this collection is a marquetry commode by the ébéniste Jean Henri Riesener dated c1780. Other signed pieces of...
Shelving Sideboard or buffet Umbrella stand Wardrobe or armoire Wine rack Commode Bedroom set (group) Dinette (group) Dining set Vanity set Portable Lamps...
furniture for the room was made by Jean Henri Riesener and included a commode, a corner table and a secretary inlaid with cedar wood, amarante, and medallions...
elaborate designs. New and often enduring types of furniture appeared; the commode, with two to four drawers, replaced the old coffre, or chest. The canapé...
Fisher-Hubbard AO, Kesha K, Diaz F, Njiwaji C, Chi P, Schmidt CJ (2016). "Commode Cardia-Death by Valsalva Maneuver: A Case Series". Journal of Forensic...
lower accumulation of waste, simplifying the overall disposal process. A commode chair (a chair enclosing a chamber pot) is a basic portable toilet that...
Oppenord – 3 items: Bureau plat, 1710; Commode, c. 1695; Écritoire, c. 1710; Jean Henri Riesener – 10 items: Commode, delivered to Marie-Antoinette's cabinet...
and sometimes needed to be slowly bent into a curved shape for bombe commodes and other pieces. Madame de Pompadour was especially keen on Asian lacquer...
marquetry on an oak frame, gilt-bronze; 255.5 x 157.5 cm; Louvre Baroque commode; by André Charles Boulle; c.1710-1732; walnut veneered with ebony and marquetry...
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