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• Commode — Commode, veneered with Japanese lacquer and japanned, by Bernard II van Risenburgh, Paris, ca 1750 60 Victoria and Albert Museum[1] …   Wikipedia

• commode — n. 1 a chest of drawers. 2 (also night commode) a a bedside table with a cupboard containing a chamber pot. b a chamber pot concealed in a chair with a hinged cover. 3 = CHIFFONIER. Etymology: F, adj. (as noun) f. L commodus convenient (as COM ,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Commode — Com*mode , n. [F. commode, fr. commode convenient, L. commodus; com + modus measure, mode. See {Mode}.] 1. A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height. [1913 Webster] Or under high… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• commode — /keuh mohd /, n. 1. a low cabinet or similar piece of furniture, often highly ornamental, containing drawers or shelves. 2. a stand or cupboard containing a chamber pot or washbasin. 3. toilet (def. 1). 4. a portable toilet, esp. one on a… …   Universalium

• Night soil — 18th century London nightman s calling card Night soil is a euphemism for human excrement collected at night from cesspools, privies, etc. and sometimes used as a fertilizer.[1] Night soil is produced as a result of a waste management system in… …   Wikipedia

• commode — n. 1. Chest of drawers, small bureau, dressing table. 2. Somno, night stool …   New dictionary of synonyms

• Close stool — Toilet chair A close stool, used from at least the sixteenth century until the introduction of indoor plumbing, was an enclosed cabinet or box at sitting height with an opening in the top, which might be disguised by a folding outer lid. The… …   Wikipedia

• furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …   Universalium

• Victoria and Albert Museum — Coordinates: 51°29′48″N 0°10′19″W / 51.496667°N 0.171944°W / 51.496667; 0.171944 …   Wikipedia

• Urinal — A urinal is a specialized toilet for urinating only, generally by men and boys. It has the form of a container or simply a wall, with drainage and automatic or manual flushing.There are two types of urinals, single person or multiple persons. A… …   Wikipedia

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