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Webster 1913 Edition
Bream
Bream
,Noun.
[OE.
breme
, brem
, F. brême
, OF. bresme
, of German origin; cf. OHG. brahsema
, brahsina
, OLG. bressemo
, G. brassen
. Cf. Brasse
.] 1.
(Zool.)
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus
Abramis
, little valued as food. Several species are known. 2.
(Zool.)
An American fresh-water fish, of various species of
Pomotis
and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes
and pondfishes. See Pondfish
. Bream
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Breamed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Breaming
.] [Cf.
Broom
, and G. ein schiff brennen
.] (Naut.)
To clean, as a ship’s bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bream
BREAM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
bream
bream
English
The common bream, Abramis brama
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bɹiːm/
- Rhymes: -iːm
Noun
bream (plural bream or breams)
- A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
- (Britain) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
- An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
- A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See sea bream.
Synonyms
- (Abramis brama): carp bream
Derived terms
Translations
fish of the genus Abramis
Abramis brama
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American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera
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marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera
Anagrams
Etymology 2
Compare broom, and German brennen (as in ein Schiff brennen).
Verb
bream (third-person singular simple present breams, present participle breaming, simple past and past participle breamed)
- (nautical) To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.