5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boon \Boon\, a. [F. bon. See {Boon}, n.]
1. Good; prosperous; as boon voyage. [Obs.]
2. Kind bountiful; benign.
Which . . . Nature boon Poured forth profuse on
hill, and dale, and plain. --Milton.
3. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
A boon companion, loving his bottle. --Arbuthnot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boon \Boon\, n. [Scot. boon, bune, been Gael. & Ir bunach
coarse tow, fr bun root, stubble.]
The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as
refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boon \Boon\ (b[=oo]n), n. [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr Icel.
b[=o]n; akin to Sw & Dan. b[aum]n, AS b[=e]n, and perh. to
E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr L. bonus.
[root]86. See 2d {Ban}, {Bounty}.]
1. A prayer or petition. [Obs.]
For which to God he made so many an idle boon.
--Spenser.
2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a
gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.
Every good gift and every perfect boon is from
above. --James i. 17
(Rev. Ver. ).
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
boon
adj : very close and convivial; "boon companions"
n : a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a
spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" [syn: {blessing}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boon, MI
Zip code(s): 49618
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