n.
Pronunciation: ' brim, ' br ē m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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 cyprinid fish ( Abramis brama ) broadly : any of various related fishes
2 a : any of various marine fish (family Sparidae) related to the porgy ― called also sea bream b : any of various freshwater sunfishes ( Lepomis and related genera) especially : BLUEGILL