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bret

bret

1 9.9
A young flat fish like a small turbot found in shallow waters near the shore
  • noun
  • Archaic
: bret
  • During the fishing trip, we caught several small bret that would be perfect for grilling.

Examples

  • The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring fresh bret caught from the local coastline.

  • He learned how to identify bret among other types of fish that swim in shallow waters.

  • And leaning back on the wind as if on an upended couch, I clutched my bret and roared with laughter...

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  • It is unpretentious; even if it is a Belgian-inspired ale aged in port barrels, inoculated with bret, and served in a corked bottle, it is still beer.

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Synonyms

turbot
vsbret
3 8.8

A large flat sea fish that people eat

is the smaller juvenile coastal form rather than the full-grown food fish
brill
vsbret
  • UK
1 9.9

A flat sea fish like a turbot that people eat

is the juvenile coastal form rather than the adult fish
Scophthalmus rhombus
vsbret
  • Specialized
9.9

A large flat sea fish eaten as food

is the juvenile coastal form rather than the adult stock used for food

Surface Forms

bret singular
brets plural

Etymology

The word bret names a small, young flatfish and is easy to remember if you think of it as a young brill or turbot, since the name comes from old European fish words. So, a bret is a young flatfish often found in shallow coastal waters.