Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Look (Noun)
His look was like a sad embrace.
—Matthew Arnold
With a look … that would split a pitcher, as the Irish say.
—Thomas Carlyle
A look like a noose.
—Victor Hugo
Look like Let-me-be.
—Vincent Stuckey Lean (Collectanea)
Gave her a look like red lightning.
—Charles Reade