Com-mōde', n.
(Synop., §130), n. [Fr. commode, from commode, convenient, Lat. commodus, from com, for con, and modus, measure, mode; It. & Sp. comodo.]
Sense 1. A kind of head-dress formerly worn by ladies, which, by means of a frame of wire-work, raised the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height. “She . . . under high commodes . . . in gaudy colors decked.” Glanville.
Sense 2. A chest of drawers, often with shelves added, and other conveniences.