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Literary notes about dark chocolate (AI summary)

In literature, the term "dark chocolate" is often employed as a vivid color descriptor to evoke a rich, warm, and earthy brown tone that carries both tangible and atmospheric qualities. Writers apply it to a variety of subjects—from the complexion of a person ([1], [2], [3]) and the surface of objects like paper and shells ([4], [5], [6]) to natural elements such as water or soil ([7], [8]) and even the wings of insects ([9]). This usage not only conveys the physical appearance, suggesting a deep and robust hue, but also often sets a mood of subtle warmth and complexity, thereby enriching the imagery with an immediacy that resonates with real-life texture and depth.
  1. [363] frames, and a dark chocolate-coloured complexion.
    — from The Human Race by Louis Figuier
  2. 'Their features are coarse, broad, and of a dark chocolate color.' Taylor , in Cal.
    — from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 1, Wild Tribes The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 by Hubert Howe Bancroft
  3. His skin was of an extremely dark chocolate color, his hair thin and gray.
    — from Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 by United States. Work Projects Administration
  4. The paper is dark chocolate colour, almost black; that is in order that after years of use the dirt may not show, and the room need not be done up.
    — from Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth Von Arnim
  5. 14 is a dark chocolate-coloured mitre-shaped shell.
    — from Beautiful Shells of New Zealand An Illustrated Work for Amateur Collectors of New Zealand Marine Shells, with Directions for Collecting and Cleaning them by Edward George Britton Moss
  6. Dark chocolate end-papers.
    — from Excursions in Victorian Bibliography by Michael Sadleir
  7. I noticed that the water was of a dark chocolate color, which means—mud.
    — from An American Hobo in Europe A True Narrative of the Adventures of a Poor American at Home and in the Old Country by Ben Goodkind
  8. The soil, when exposed by the plough, is black in colour, or, perhaps, dark chocolate, and reveals the influence of the lavas below.
    — from Armenia, Travels and Studies (Volume 1 of 2)The Russian Provinces by H. F. B. (Harry Finnis Blosse) Lynch
  9. Its fore-wings are light brown, with a dark chocolate-brown spot on the base and tip of each.
    — from Harper's Young People, January 27, 1880An Illustrated Weekly by Various

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