Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Open (Adjective)
Open as a smile.
—Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Open as shore to the sea.
—Rose T. Cooke
Open as the mid-day.
—R. Davenport
Open as the inn gates to receive guests.
—George Gascoigne
Wide open like the church portals when the bride and bridgeroom enter.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes
Open as a plate.
—George Meredith
Minds open as a well-read book.
—Charles Sangster
Open as day, for melting charity.
—William Shakespeare