1
: any of a family (Bramidae) of usually deep-bodied spiny-finned oceanic fishes some of which are used for food
2
: a silvery deep-bodied marine food fish (Pampus argenteus of the family Stromateidae) of Asia
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Stalls selling fresh fish offered an education on the species that abound in the Arabian Sea: sardine, mackerel, pomfret, mullet, seer fish, prawns, and mussels.
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Abraham Verghese, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
According to the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, the pomfret weighed in at 26 pounds, 11.4 ounces, beating the International Game Fish Association World Record set in 2004.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
His mother made curries with fried pomfret, the food of home, while his father handled the foods of the West: lobster thermidor, spaghetti Bolognese and burgers on the grill.
—J. J. Goode, New York Times, 13 June 2023
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POMFRET — Pomfret's 11th annual town-wide tag sale will take place at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 6.
—Courant Community, 4 May 2017
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Abraham Verghese, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
According to the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, the pomfret weighed in at 26 pounds, 11.4 ounces, beating the International Game Fish Association World Record set in 2004.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
His mother made curries with fried pomfret, the food of home, while his father handled the foods of the West: lobster thermidor, spaghetti Bolognese and burgers on the grill.
—J. J. Goode, New York Times, 13 June 2023
Town-Wide Tag Sale
POMFRET — Pomfret's 11th annual town-wide tag sale will take place at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 6.
—Courant Community, 4 May 2017
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“Pomfret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pomfret. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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