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bream in American English 1
a European freshwater cyprinoid fish (Abramis brama)
noun: any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales

bream in American English 2
to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying heat and then scraping
transitive verb: to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter

Bream in British English
noun: Julian (Alexander). 1933–2020, English guitarist and lutenist

bream in British English 1
noun: any of several Eurasian freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Abramis, esp A. brama, having a deep compressed body covered with silvery scales

bream in British English 2
verb: (formerly) to clean debris from (the bottom of a vessel) by heating to soften the pitch

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