- Any of several European freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, especially A. brama, having a flattened body and silvery scales.
- A similar fish, especially:
- Any one of various saltwater fishes in the family Sparidae, such as the porgy.
- Any one of various freshwater sunfishes of the genus Lepomis and related genera, such as the bluegill.
[Middle English breme, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
bream2 (brēm)

tr.v. Nautical., breamed, bream·ing, breams.
To clean (a wooden ship's hull) by applying heat to soften the pitch and then scraping.
[From Middle Dutch brem(e), furze, broom.]





