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Bream — is a general term for a number of species of freshwater and marine fish, mainly, but not exhaustively, drawn from the genera Abramis (e.g. A. brama , the carp bream); Acanthopagrus ; Argyrops ; Blicca ; Brama ; Etelis ; Lepomis ; Gymnocranius ;… … Wikipedia
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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l) A European fresh water cyprinoid fish of the genus {Abramis}, little valued… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bream — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Julian Bream (* 1933), britischer Gitarrist Sid Bream (* 1960), amerikanischer Baseballspieler Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bream — [bri:m], Julian, britischer Gitarrist und Lautenist, * London 15. 7. 1933; studierte in London und bei A. Segovia, widmet sich besonders der elisabethanischen Lautenmusik und dem Schaffen zeitgenössischer Komponisten, die er zur Komposition von … Universal-Lexikon
bream — (n.) freshwater fish, late 14c., from O.Fr. braisme bream, from Frankish *brahsima, from W.Gmc. *brahsm (Cf. O.H.G. brahsima), perhaps from P.Gmc. base *brehwan to shine, glitter, sparkle, from PIE *bherek (see BRAID (Cf. braid) (v.)) … Etymology dictionary
bream — bream1 [brēm] n. pl. bream or breams [ME breme < OFr bresme < Frank * brahsima: for IE base see BRAID] 1. a European freshwater cyprinoid fish (Abramis brama) 2. any of various porgy fishes (family Sparidae) ☆ 3. any of a number of… … English World dictionary
bream — ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a deep bodied greenish bronze freshwater fish. ORIGIN Old French bresme … English terms dictionary
bream — bream1 /brim, breem/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) bream, (esp. 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 … Universalium
Bream — /breem/, n. Julian (Alexander), born 1933, English guitarist and lutanist. * * * European food and game fish (Abramis brama) of the carp family (Cyprinidae). Found in lakes and slow rivers, the bream lives in schools and eats worms, mollusks, and … Universalium
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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
