Definition of Bream
n.
1.
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
.
3.
(Zool)
A
marine
sparoid
fish
of
the
genus
Pagellus
,
and
allied
genera
.
See
Sea Bream
.
v. t.
1.
(Naut.)
To
clean
,
as
a
ship
'
s
bottom
of
adherent
shells
,
seaweed
,
etc
.,
by
the
application
of
fire
and
scraping
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Breamed
( )
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Breaming
.]
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,
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