bream

¹

[ brim, breem ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) bream, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) 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.

bream

²

[ breem ]

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.

Bream

³

[ breem ]

noun

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

Bream

¹

/ briːm /

noun

1. BreamJulian (Alexander)1933MEnglishMUSIC: guitaristMUSIC: lutenist Julian ( Alexander ). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist

bream

²

/ 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. white bream or silver bream
   a similar cyprinid, Blicca bjoerkna
3. short for sea bream
4. any of various marine fishes

bream

³

/ briːm /

verb

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

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bream¹

C14: from Old French bresme , of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brahsema ; perhaps related to brehan to glitter

Origin of bream²

C15: probably from Middle Dutch bremme broom; from using burning broom as a source of heat

Example Sentences

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

Several miles away, clam fishermen have tested similar measures to prevent sea bream from eating their potential harvest, too, stringing mesh across poles in a small patch of shallow water.

From Los Angeles Times

In Japan, you can already buy tomatoes rich in a chemical called GABA, which has a calming effect, and modified sea bream where more of the flesh is suitable for sushi.

From BBC

There were scorpionfish, red mullet and sea bream.

From Washington Post

The boatman plied his homemade nets not far from shore and brought in fat bream and tiger fish.

From Literature