Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A brownish-red coloring-matter present in chocolate, probably derived from the oxidation of tannin.

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Examples

  • Six-foot-two inches of fineness stood before me, his shiny black curls ruffled, pretty cocoa-red skin flushed, and bushy eyebrows furrowed in concentration.

    The Exorsistah: X Returns Claudia Mair Burney 2010

  • She was hugged up with a little boy, all cocoa-red skin and black, shiny curls.

    THE EXORSISTAH CLAUDIA MAIR BURNEY 2008

  • She was hugged up with a little boy, all cocoa-red skin and black, shiny curls.

    THE EXORSISTAH CLAUDIA MAIR BURNEY 2008

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