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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Ce’res (2 syl.).
 
Corn. Ceres was the Roman name of Mother-Earth, the protectress of agriculture and of all the fruits of the earth.   1
       
“Dark frowning heaths grow bright with Ceres’ store.”
       
Thomson: Castle of Indolence, ii. 27.
 


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