bream

¹ American  

[brim, breem] / brɪm, brim /

noun

plural

bream,

plural

breams

1. any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.

2. any of various related and similar fishes.

3. any of several porgies, as the sea bream, Archosargus rhomboidalis.

4. any of several freshwater sunfishes of the genus Lepomis.

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bream ² American  

[breem] / brim /

verb (used with object)

Nautical.

1. to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.

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Bream ³ American  

[breem] / brim /

noun

1. Julian (Alexander), 1933–2020, English guitarist and lutenist.

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bream ¹ British  

/ brɪm, briːm, brɪm /

noun

1. any of several Eurasian freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Abramis , esp A. brama , having a deep compressed body covered with silvery scales

2. a similar cyprinid, Blicca bjoerkna

3. short for sea bream

4. any of various marine fishes

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Bream ² British  

/ briːm /

noun

1. Julian ( Alexander ). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist

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bream ³ British  

/ briːm /

verb

1. nautical (formerly) to clean debris from (the bottom of a vessel) by heating to soften the pitch

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Etymology

Origin of bream¹

1350–1400; Middle English breme < Anglo-French; Old French bresme, braisme < Old Low Franconian *brahsima; compare Old High German brahsema, Dutch brasem

Origin of bream²

1620–30; < Middle Dutch brem ( e ) furze

Example Sentences

He then held up a large sea bream as a symbol of good luck and celebration.

From Barron's

The sea bass and bream are always tasty.

From The Wall Street Journal

The main course, a whole fried sea bream, served with a ginger fish sauce caramel, peanuts, herbs, lemon, and wild pepper leaves to delicately wrap each fried morsel, truly blew me away.

From Salon

Because all the conventional problems of filmmaking — like flubbed lines and imperfect framing — exist alongside the possibility of dropping a perfectly cooked sea bream, a dish was waiting if another take was needed.

From New York Times

In Maisaka, there’s little incentive to switch to sea bream, even as their numbers rise.

From Los Angeles Times