Bream

Bream - Other Definitions

• (n.) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
  
  
• (n.) An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.
  
  
• (n.) A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
  
  
• (v. t.) To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
  
  
• (imp. & p. p.) of Bream