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.
Commodious
(Com*mo"di*ous) a. [LL. commodiosus, fr. L. commodum convenience, fr. commodus.
See Commode.] Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities; serviceable; spacious and
convenient; roomy and comfortable; as, a commodious house. "A commodious drab." Shak. "Commodious
gold." Pope.
The haven was not commodious to winter in.
Acts xxvii. 12.
Syn. — Convenient; suitable; fit; proper; advantageous; serviceable; useful; spacious; comfortable.
Commodiously
(Com*mo"di*ous*ly), adv. In a commodious manner.
To pass commodiously this life.
Milton.
Commodiousness
(Com*mo"di*ous*ness), n. State of being commodious; suitableness for its purpose; convenience; roominess.
Of cities, the greatness and riches increase according to the commodiousness of their situation.
Sir W.
Temple.
The commodiousness of the harbor.
Johnson.
Commodity
(Com*mod"i*ty) n.; pl. Commodities [F. commodité, fr. L. commoditas. See Commode.]
1. Convenience; accommodation; profit; benefit; advantage; interest; commodiousness. [Obs.]
Drawn by the commodity of a footpath.
B. Jonson.
Men may seek their own commodity, yet if this were done with injury to others, it was not to be suffered.
Hooker.
2. That which affords convenience, advantage, or profit, especially in commerce, including everything
movable that is bought and sold — goods, wares, merchandise, produce of land and manufactures, etc.
3. A parcel or quantity of goods. [Obs.]
A commodity of brown paper and old ginger.
Shak.
Commodore
(Com"mo*dore`) n. [Prob. a corruption of commander, or Sp. comendador a knight of a
military order who holds a commandery; also a superior of a monastery, fr. LL. commendare to command.
Cf. Commend, Command, Commander.]
1. (U. S. Navy) An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain
of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army.
2. (British Navy) A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary
rank of rear admiral.
