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bream
1[brim, breem]
noun
plural
bream ,plural
breams .any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
any of various related and similar fishes.
any of several porgies, as the sea bream, Archosargus rhomboidalis.
any of several freshwater sunfishes of the genus Lepomis.
bream
2[breem]
verb (used with object)
to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.
Bream
3[breem]
noun
Julian (Alexander), 1933–2020, English guitarist and lutenist.
bream
1/ brɪm, ː, brɪm /
noun
any of several Eurasian freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Abramis , esp A. brama , having a deep compressed body covered with silvery scales
a similar cyprinid, Blicca bjoerkna
short for sea bream
any of various marine fishes
Bream
2/ ː /
noun
Julian ( Alexander ). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist
bream
3/ ː /
verb
nautical (formerly) to clean debris from (the bottom of a vessel) by heating to soften the pitch
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bream1
Origin of bream2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bream1
Origin of bream2
Example Sentences
Because all the conventional problems of filmmaking — like flubbed lines and imperfect framing — exist alongside the possibility of dropping a perfectly cooked sea bream, a dish was waiting if another take was needed.
Several miles away, clam fishermen have tested similar measures to prevent sea bream from eating their potential harvest, too, stringing mesh across poles in a small patch of shallow water.
In Japan, you can already buy tomatoes rich in a chemical called GABA, which has a calming effect, and modified sea bream where more of the flesh is suitable for sushi.
There were scorpionfish, red mullet and sea bream.
The boatman plied his homemade nets not far from shore and brought in fat bream and tiger fish.
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