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Webster 1913 Edition

Bream

Bream

,
Noun.
[OE.
breme
,
brem
, F.
brême
, OF.
bresme
, of German origin; cf. OHG.
brahsema
,
brahsina
, OLG.
bressemo
, G.
brassen
. Cf.
Brasse
.]
1.
(Zool.)
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus
Abramis
, little valued as food. Several species are known.
2.
(Zool.)
An American fresh-water fish, of various species of
Pomotis
and allied genera, which are also called
sunfishes
and pondfishes. See
Pondfish
.
3.
(Zool.)
A marine sparoid fish of the genus
Pagellus
, and allied genera. See
Sea Bream
.

Bream

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bream

BREAM

,
Noun.
A fish, the Cyprinus brama, an inhabitant of lakes and deep water, extremely insipid and little valued.

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