Brewer's: Sakhrat

[Sak-rah']. A sacred stone, one grain of which endows the possessor with miraculous powers. It is of an emerald colour; its reflection makes the sky blue. (Mahometan mythology.)

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