bream
1[ brim, breem ]
/ brɪm, brim /
noun, plural (especially collectively) bream, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) breams.
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
any of various related and similar fishes.
any of several porgies, as the sea bream, Archosargus rhomboidalis.
any of several freshwater sunfishes of the genus Lepomis.
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Origin of bream
11350–1400; Middle English breme<Anglo-French; Old French bresme, braisme<Old Low Franconian *brahsima; compare Old High German brahsema,Dutch brasem
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Definition for bream (2 of 3)
bream2
[ breem ]
/ brim /
verb (used with object) Nautical.
to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.
Origin of bream
21620–30; <Middle Dutch brem(e) furze
Definition for bream (3 of 3)
Bream
[ breem ]
/ brim /
noun
Julian (Alexander), born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist.
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British Dictionary definitions for bream (1 of 3)
bream1
Australian brim (brɪm)
/ (briːm, Austral brɪm) /
noun plural bream or brim
any of several Eurasian freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Abramis, esp A. brama, having a deep compressed body covered with silvery scales
white bream or silver bream a similar cyprinid, Blicca bjoerkna
short for sea bream
Australian any of various marine fishes
Word Origin for bream
C14: from Old French bresme, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brahsema; perhaps related to brehan to glitter
British Dictionary definitions for bream (2 of 3)
bream2
/ (briːm) /
verb
nautical (formerly) to clean debris from (the bottom of a vessel) by heating to soften the pitch
Word Origin for bream
C15: probably from Middle Dutch bremme broom; from using burning broom as a source of heat
British Dictionary definitions for bream (3 of 3)
Bream
/ (briːm) /
noun
Julian (Alexander). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist
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