bream
1- 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.
Origin of bream
1bream
2- to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.
Origin of bream
2Bream
- Julian (Alexander),born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist.
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Contemporary Examples of bream
We have in multiple requests,” Bream answered meekly, “and when it comes in, we'll let you know.
Historical Examples of bream
He clung to a hope that Bream Mortimer at least would receive him fittingly.
The Girl on the BoatPelham Grenville Wodehouse
Coming suddenly out of the night it affected Bream painfully.
The Girl on the BoatPelham Grenville Wodehouse
Bream's bedroom, he knew, was the one just off the next landing.
The Girl on the BoatPelham Grenville Wodehouse
I am engaged to Bream Mortimer, and I love him and nobody else in the world!
The Girl on the BoatPelham Grenville Wodehouse
"He won't have forgotten you," said Bream Mortimer, confidently.
The Girl on the BoatPelham Grenville Wodehouse
bream
1Australian brim (brɪm)
- 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
bream
2- nautical (formerly) to clean debris from (the bottom of a vessel) by heating to soften the pitch
Word Origin for bream
Bream
- Julian (Alexander). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist
Word Origin and History for bream
freshwater fish, late 14c., from Old French braisme "bream," from Frankish *brahsima, from West Germanic *brahsm- (cf. Old High German brahsima), perhaps from Proto-Germanic base *brehwan "to shine, glitter, sparkle," from PIE *bherek- (see braid (v.)).