Bream
Bream ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Old English breme, brem, French brême, Old French bresme, of German origin; compare Old High German brahsema, brahsina, OLG. bressemo, German brassen. Compare Brasse.]
1.
(Zoology) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
2.
(Zoology) An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.
3.
(Zoology) A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
Bream ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
[Compare Broom, and German ein schiff brennen.]
(Nautical) To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.