bream
1 of 2noun
ˈbrim 
ˈbrēm
ˈbrēm plural bream or breams
1
: a bronze-colored European freshwater cyprinid fish (Abramis brama)
broadly : any of various related fishes
2
a
: any of various marine fish (family Sparidae) related to the porgy
called also sea bream
b
: any of various freshwater sunfishes (Lepomis and related genera)
especially : bluegill
bream
2 of 2verb
ˈbrēm
breamed; breaming; breams
transitive verb
: to clean (a ship's bottom) by heating and scraping
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Gabriel Romero, Chron, 24 Aug. 2022 All three are plentiful throughout much of the country, but bluegill are often called bream in the South. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 For over three hours we were served more than a dozen courses, including the platonic ideal of chorizo, sardines, prawns, razor clams, goose barnacles and a whole red bream. Jason Wilson, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022 The Inner Passage winds through the Combahee River, a small blackwater tributary that is good for bream fishing. Imani Perry, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022 In this corner of Portugal, bass, bream, octopi, and delectable goose-neck barnacles thrive in the highly oxygenated intertidal zone where whitewater waves crash against the rocks. Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2022 Archeologists also found animal remains that attest to the rich diet that the emperors and their acolytes would have enjoyed – oyster shells, sea urchins, and the bones of fish like tuna and bream, as well as mammals such as wild boar and cattle. Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2021 Red bream is plated under a white truffle ponzu jelly; Scottish langoustine is dusted under English Bergamot. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 The tasty bream typically are on the beds on the weeks of full and new moon in May, June and July across much of Alabama. Frank Sargeant, al, 2 June 2021 See More
Noun
The lake has been restocked with black bass, bluegill, redear bream, and fathead minnows, according to the listing. Gabriel Romero, Chron, 24 Aug. 2022 All three are plentiful throughout much of the country, but bluegill are often called bream in the South. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 For over three hours we were served more than a dozen courses, including the platonic ideal of chorizo, sardines, prawns, razor clams, goose barnacles and a whole red bream. Jason Wilson, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022 The Inner Passage winds through the Combahee River, a small blackwater tributary that is good for bream fishing. Imani Perry, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022 In this corner of Portugal, bass, bream, octopi, and delectable goose-neck barnacles thrive in the highly oxygenated intertidal zone where whitewater waves crash against the rocks. Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2022 Archeologists also found animal remains that attest to the rich diet that the emperors and their acolytes would have enjoyed – oyster shells, sea urchins, and the bones of fish like tuna and bream, as well as mammals such as wild boar and cattle. Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2021 Red bream is plated under a white truffle ponzu jelly; Scottish langoustine is dusted under English Bergamot. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 The tasty bream typically are on the beds on the weeks of full and new moon in May, June and July across much of Alabama. Frank Sargeant, al, 2 June 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English breme, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brahsima bream, Middle High German brehen to shine
Verb
probably from Dutch brem furze; from the use of burning furze in the cleaning
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1626, in the meaning defined above
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