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Nov 12, 2009
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Caf

(Mount). In Mohammedan mythology is that huge mountain in the middle of which the earth is sunk, as a night light is placed in a cup. Its foundation is the emerald Sakhrat, the reflection of which gives the azure hue to the sky.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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