boon

Definitions

1. 1.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. ).
2. 2.Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. [Obs.]
3. 3.Kind; bountiful; benign. Which . . . Nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. Milton.
4. 4.Gay; merry; jovial; convivial. A boon companion, loving his bottle. Arbuthnot.
5. 5.The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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. ) called?
• What is good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. [Obs.] called?
• What is kind; bountiful; benign. Which . . . Nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. Milton called?
• What is gay; merry; jovial; convivial. A boon companion, loving his bottle. Arbuthnot called?
• What is the woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching called?