Found 2 items, similar to Bream.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bream bream n 1: flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe [syn: freshwater bream] 2: flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae [syn: sea bream] 3: any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae [syn: sea bream] 4: any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis [syn: freshwater bream ] v : clean (a ship's bottom) with heat
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bream Bream \Bream\, n. [OE. breme, brem, F. br[^e]me, OF. bresme, of German origin; cf. OHG. brahsema, brahsina, OLG. bressemo, G. brassen. Cf. Brasse.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo["o]l) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l) An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l) A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream. [1913 Webster] Bream \Bream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Breamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Breaming.] [Cf. Broom, and G. ein schiff brennen.] (Naut.) To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping. [1913 Webster]