bream(n = noun.food)sea bream - flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae;
bream(n = noun.animal)sea bream - any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae;
bream(n = noun.animal)freshwater bream - any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis;
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known. [1913 Webster]
An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish. [1913 Webster]
A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream. [1913 Webster]
, v. t. Array
To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping. [1913 Webster]