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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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. ).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)