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bream | breamlike |

As a noun bream

is a european fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus abramis , little valued as food several species are known.

As a verb bream

is (nautical) to clean (eg a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc) by the application of fire and scraping.

As an adjective breamlike is

resembling or characteristic of bream.

bream

English

(wikipedia bream)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) braisme (compare French (compare Dutch brasem).

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis , little valued as food. Several species are known.
  • (British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama .
  • An American fresh-water fish, of various species of and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
  • A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus , and allied genera. See sea bream.
    • Synonyms
    * (Abramis brama) carp bream
    Derived terms
    * silver bream * white bream

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    Etymology 2

    Compare (broom), and (etyl) brennen (as in ein Schiff brennen ).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (nautical) To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.

    • breamlike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of bream.

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