Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Glossy

Glossy as a shark’s tooth.
—Arlo Bates

As glossy and black as a scarab.
—Robert Browning

Glossy like laurel.
—Helen Hunt Jackson

Glossy as a heron’s wing.
—Thomas Moore

Glossy as the finest silk.
—Asian