Meaning of 'bream'

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Meaning of ‘bream’

5 definitions found.

bream

noun

any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales

Synonyms: freshwater bream

noun

any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae

Synonyms: sea bream

noun

flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae

Synonyms: sea bream

noun

flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe

Synonyms: freshwater bream

verb

to clean a wooden ship's bottom with heat, by softening the pitch before scraping

Example: "We took the ship in to have it breamed."

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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