It was a very big, well-shaped head, on which, out of doors, invariably rested the latest-styled and glossiest of silk hats-no man had ever seen Gabriel Chestermarke in any other form of head-gear, unless it was in a railway carriage, there he condescended to assume a checked cap.
"The Chestermarke Instinct"
J. S. Fletcher
He was the shortest-legged, blackest and glossiest bear I had ever seen; and such a fair shot.
"Woodcraft"
George W. Sears
There too the ivy hangs in long festoons, waving like tapestry to the breath of stealthy breezes; while under foot is a tangle of acanthus, thick curling leaves of glossiest green, surmounted by spikes of dull lilac blossoms.
"Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Vol III."
John Symonds