BREAM - 9 definitions found
bream n 1: flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe [syn: bream, freshwater bream] 2: flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae [syn: bream, sea bream] 3: any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae [syn: sea bream, 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}, bream] v 1: clean (a ship's bottom) with heat Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) bream I. noun (plural bream or breams) Etymology: Middle English breme, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brahsima bream, Middle High German brehen to shine Date: 14th century 1. a bronze-colored European freshwater cyprinid fish (Abramis brama); broadly any of various related fishes 2. a. any of various marine fish (family Sparidae) related to the porgy — called also sea bream b. any of various freshwater sunfishes (Lepomis and related genera); especially bluegill II. transitive verb Etymology: probably from Dutch brem furze; from the use of burning furze in the cleaning Date: 1626 to clean (a ship's bottom) by heating and scraping Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large marine scorp[ae]noid food fish ({Sebastes marinus}) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called also red perch, hemdurgan, Norway haddok, and also, erroneously, snapper, bream, and bergylt. Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, Mola rotunda}, or Orthagoriscus mola) having a broad body and a truncated tail. (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family Centrachid[ae]. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are Lepomis gibbosus (called also bream, pondfish, pumpkin seed, and sunny), the blue sunfish, or dollardee ({L. pallidus}), and the long-eared sunfish ({L. auritus}). Several of the species are called also pondfish. (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner. (d) The opah. (e) The basking, or liver, shark. (f) Any large jellyfish. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family Centrarchid[ae]; -- called also pond perch, and sunfish. Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus}) is called also bream, pumpkin seed, and sunny. See Sunfish. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished by its very long opercular flap. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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.] 1. (Zo["o]l) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known. 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. 3. (Zo["o]l) A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. |
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