| Commodate | n. [ L. commodatum thing lent, loan. ] (Scots Law) A gratuitous loan. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Commode | 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 commodes, with looks erect. Granville. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Commodious | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] The haven was not commodious to winter in. Acts xxvii. 12. Syn. -- Convenient; suitable; fit; proper; advantageous; serviceable; useful; spacious; comfortable. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Commodiously | adv. In a commodious manner. [ 1913 Webster ] To pass commodiously this life. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Commodiousness | n. State of being commodious; suitableness for its purpose; convenience; roominess. [ 1913 Webster ] Of cities, the greatness and riches increase according to the commodiousness of their situation. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ] The commodiousness of the harbor. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Commodity | n.; pl. Commodities [ F. commodité, fr. L. commoditas. See Commode. ] 1. Convenience; accommodation; profit; benefit; advantage; interest; commodiousness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Drawn by the commodity of a footpath. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ] Men may seek their own commodity, yet if this were done with injury to others, it was not to be suffered. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. That which affords convenience, advantage, or profit, especially in commerce, including everything movable that is bought and sold (except animals), -- goods, wares, merchandise, produce of land and manufactures, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A parcel or quantity of goods. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] A commodity of brown paper and old ginger. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Commodore | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (British Navy) A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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