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bream

1  [brim, breem]
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–noun, plural (especially collectively) bream, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) breams.
1. any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
2. any of various related and similar fishes.
3. any of several porgies, as the sea bream, Archosargus rhomboidalis.
4. any of several freshwater sunfishes of the genus Lepomis.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME breme < AF; OF bresme, braisme < Old Low Franconian *brahsima; cf. OHG brahsema, D brasem
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bream

2  [breem]
–verb (used with object) Nautical.
to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.
Origin:
1620–30; < MD brem(e) furze

Bream

  [breem]
–noun
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bream 1   (brēm, brĭm)   
n.   pl. bream or breams

  1. Any of several European freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, especially A. brama, having a flattened body and silvery scales.

  2. A similar fish, especially:

    1. Any one of various saltwater fishes in the family Sparidae, such as the porgy.

    2. Any one of various freshwater sunfishes of the genus Lepomis and related genera, such as the bluegill.


[Middle English breme, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
bream 2   (brēm)   
tr.v.   breamed, bream·ing, breams Nautical
To clean (a wooden ship's hull) by applying heat to soften the pitch and then scraping.

[From Middle Dutch brem(e), furze, broom.]
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bream 
freshwater fish, c.1386, from O.Fr. bresme, from Frank. *brahsima, from W.Gmc. *brahsm- (cf. O.H.G. brahsima), probably from P.Gmc. base *brehwan "to shine, glitter, sparkle."
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