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Definitions for Bream

[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.
[5] to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.
[6] Julian (Alexander), born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist.
[7] any of several Eurasian freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Abramis , esp A. brama , having a deep compressed body covered with silvery scales
[8] white bream or silver bream a similar cyprinid, Blicca bjoerkna
[9] short for sea bream
[10] Australian any of various marine fishes
[11] nautical (formerly) to clean debris from (the bottom of a vessel) by heating to soften the pitch
[12] Julian (Alexander ). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist

Words nearby Bream

breakthrough, breaktime, breakup, breakwater, breakweather, bream, breast, breast beam, breast drill, breast line, breast pump

Origin of Bream

21620–30; < Middle Dutch brem(e ) furze

Word origin for Bream

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