Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            Or under high commodes, with looks erect.
                                                  --Granville.

   2. A piece of furniture, so named according to temporary
      fashion; as:
      (a) A chest 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 or stand for a wash bowl, with closet.

Source : WordNet®

commode
     n 1: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet},
           {can}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]
     2: a tall elegant chest of drawers [syn: {chiffonier}]