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bream in British English 1

(briːm, Australian English brɪm) or Australian brim (brɪm)

nounWord forms: 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

2. white bream

3. short for sea bream

4. Australian

any of various marine fishes

Word origin

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

bream in American English 1

(brim)

nounWord forms: plural bream or breams

a European freshwater cyprinoid fish (Abramis brama)

any of various porgy fishes (family Sparidae)

3. US

any of a number of freshwater sunfishes, as the bluegill

Word origin

ME breme < OFr bresme < Frank *brahsima: for IE base see braid

bream in American English 2

(brim)

verb transitive

Obsolete

to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying heat and then scraping

Word origin

< ? Du brem, furze (see bramble): burning furze was orig. used in process

bream in British English 2

(briːm)

verb

nautical

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

Word origin

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

Bream in British English

(briːm)

noun

Julian (Alexander). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist

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bream

This works especially well with sea bream and sea bass.It also goes well with wild bass or large bream.Perch, roach and bream are there for the catching.Serve the whole bream with a few rounds of flavoured butter, lemon wedges for squeezing over and your favourite greens.

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bream in British English 1

(briːm, Australian English brɪm) or Australian brim (brɪm)

nounWord forms: 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

2. white bream

3. short for sea bream

4. Australian

any of various marine fishes

Word origin

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

bream in British English 2

(briːm)

verb

nautical

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

Word origin

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

Bream in British English

(briːm)

noun

Julian (Alexander). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist

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释义	Trends of bream View usage for: bream in British English 1 (briːm, Australian English brɪm) or Australian brim (brɪm) nounWord forms: plural bream or brim 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 3. short for sea bream 4. Australian any of various marine fishes Word origin C14: from Old French bresme, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brahsema; perhaps related to brehan to glitter bream in American English 1 (brim) nounWord forms: plural bream or breams 1. a European freshwater cyprinoid fish (Abramis brama) 2. any of various porgy fishes (family Sparidae) 3. US any of a number of freshwater sunfishes, as the bluegill Word origin ME breme < OFr bresme < Frank *brahsima: for IE base see braid bream in American English 2 (brim) verb transitive Obsolete to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying heat and then scraping Word origin < ? Du brem, furze (see bramble): burning furze was orig. used in process bream in British English 2 (briːm) verb nautical (formerly) to clean debris from (the bottom of a vessel) by heating to soften the pitch Word origin C15: probably from Middle Dutch bremme broom; from using burning broom as a source of heat Bream in British English (briːm) noun Julian (Alexander). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist Examples of 'bream' in a sentence bream This works especially well with sea bream and sea bass. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It also goes well with wild bass or large bream. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Perch, roach and bream are there for the catching. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Serve the whole bream with a few rounds of flavoured butter, lemon wedges for squeezing over and your favourite greens. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Definition of 'bream' All related terms of 'bream' sea bream any sparid fish, esp Pagellus centrodontus, of European seas, valued as a food fish black bream a dark-coloured food and game fish , Acanthopagrus australis , of E Australian seas bony bream an Australian freshwater clupeid fish, Fluvialosa richardsonii Ray's bream a species of bream Brama brama , common in southern European waters white bream a similar cyprinid , Blicca bjoerkna cockney bream a young snapper fish silver bream a type of ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae red sea bream either of two fish of the family Sparidae , Pagrus major and Pagellus bogaraveo . Pagrus major is a popular food fish in Japan , Taiwan and Spain black sea bream a sparid fish, Spondyliosoma cantharus , found in N Europe and the Mediterranean bream in British English 1 (briːm, Australian English brɪm) or Australian brim (brɪm) nounWord forms: plural bream or brim 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 3. short for sea bream 4. Australian any of various marine fishes Word origin C14: from Old French bresme, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brahsema; perhaps related to brehan to glitter bream in British English 2 (briːm) verb nautical (formerly) to clean debris from (the bottom of a vessel) by heating to soften the pitch Word origin C15: probably from Middle Dutch bremme broom; from using burning broom as a source of heat Bream in British English (briːm) noun Julian (Alexander). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist
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