ADJ.
smooth
VERB + APPLE-RED
touch
APPLE-RED + NOUN
cheeks
PREP.
except, in
noun
Alternative form of apple red.
No more could the apple-red of her smooth, round cheeks retreat from the ardor of the sun.
I met a little Devon woman in London to-day who owned to 83 years, and has still a touch of apple-red in her cheeks.
adj
Her complexion was pale, except for the apple-red of her cheeks and a spritz of freckles dotting her pug nose.