What is Commode?
[[File:Kommode,_mit_4_Schubladen.jpg|thumb|Early model, Commode with drawers]] [[File:François-Gaspard_Teuné_-_Commode_with_Urns_and_Flowers_-_Walters_6565.jpg|thumb|More elaborate model, dating from the 1770s]] A '''commode''' is a special piece of [[furniture]]. The word comes form the French word and means ''convenient''. The commode developed from the [[chest]]. Commodes have [[drawer]]s, so handling them is more convenient than handling a chest. Commodes have been in common usage since the 18th century. {{stub}} [[Category:Furniture]]