141 motifs match “dress” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• God does not directly address women; uses interpreter. A182.3.0.4
• Origin of leaf-dress. A1453.4
• Why in addressing anyone the second plural should be used. A1599.5
• Custom of differentiating social classes by color of dress introduced. A1650.2
• Tribal characteristics – dress. A1683
• Tabu: treating scornfully statue and dress of goddess. C51.1.13
• Tabu: touching dress. C545.3
• Transformation: dress to animal. D444.10
• Transformation: dress to butterfly. D444.10.1
• Magic feather dress. D1069.2
• Magic transportation by feather-dress. (Cf. D1069.2.) D1520.35
• Magic head-dress bears person aloft. (Cf. D1067.) D1532.8
• Letter from captive prince asking for help flies through the air to addressee. D1601.32.1
• Image dresses self. (Cf. D1268, V120.) D1623
• Invulnerability only when dressed in certain clothes. (Cf. D1344.) D1845.2
• Magic sleep by hairdressing. Head laid on another's lap. D1962.3
• The Vanishing Hitchhiker. Ghost of young woman asks for ride in automobile, disappears from closed car without the driver's knowledge, after giving him address to which she wishes to be taken. Driver asks person at address about the rider, finds she has been dead for some time. (Often driver finds that ghost has made similar attempts to return, usually on anniversary of death in automobile accident. Often ghost leaves some item such as a scarf or a traveling bag in car.) E332.3.3.1
• Dress of revenant. E422.4
• Revenant in female dress. E422.4.4
• Revenant in male dress. E422.4.5
• Wild huntsmen dressed in black. E501.8.1
• Wild huntsmen dressed in red. E501.8.2
• Wild huntsmen dressed in white. E501.8.3
• Wild huntsmen dressed in ancient costume. E501.8.4
• Addressing the dead. E545.19
• Proper means of addressing ghosts. E545.19.2
• Dress of fairies. (Cf. F233.) F236
• Ill-dressed otherworld person. F236.0.1
• Fairy wears multi-colored dress. F236.1.7
• Changeling addresses woman in verse and thus betrays maturity. F321.1.1.3
• Spirits dressed in antique clothes. F401.1
• Spirit must speak as soon as addressed. F404.1
• Dress of water-spirits. F420.1.6
• Water-spirits are dressed like people of surroundings. F420.1.6.1
• Water-spirits wear wreath of flowers and reed on hair and dress. F420.1.6.4
• Water-spirits are dressed in green. (Cf. F451.2.7.2.) F420.1.6.6.3
• Water-spirits are dressed in white. F420.1.6.6.4
• Water-spirits are dressed in blue. F420.1.6.6.5
• Corner of water-spirits' dress is always wet. F420.1.7.1
• Dress of dwarf. F451.2.7
• Dwarfs referred to as "gray", not specifying whether as to dress or hair. (Cf. F236.1.4, F420.1.6.6.2.) F451.2.7.3
• Trolls dressed in skins. F455.2.4
• Dress of mountain-men. F460.1.4
• Brownie dressed in green. F482.2.1
• Giants and giantesses dressed as human beings. F531.1.11
• Giants dressed in skin. F531.4.7.1
• Giantess in red dress. F531.4.7.3
• Dress of pygmies. F535.3
• Pygmies dressed in copper. F535.3.1
• Pygmies dressed in red. F535.3.2
• Extraordinary dress (clothes, robe, etc.) F821
• Dress of extraordinary material. F821.1
• Dress of raw fur. Cat-fur, mouse-fur, or other undressed fur. F821.1.3
• Bearskin. Man dressed in bear hide. F821.1.3.1
• Dress of gold, silver, color of sun, moon and stars. F821.1.5
• Dress of feathers. F821.1.6
• Dress so fine that it goes in nutshell. F821.2
• Dress with gold, silver, and diamond bells. F821.3
• Live head-dress. F827.2
• The devil as a well-dressed gentleman. G303.3.1.2
• How the devil is dressed. G303.5
• Devil is dressed in black. G303.5.1
• Devil is dressed in green. G303.5.2
• The devil dressed in red. G303.5.3
• Devil dressed in blue clothes. G303.5.4
• Devil dressed in hunting clothes. G303.5.5
• Seller of trinkets tells of heroine's address of son as "tiger's son" and brings about recognition of true bride. H151.15
• Suitor test: to get wedding dress so fine that it will go through ring. H355.6
• Bride test: making dress from wasted flax. H381.1
• Husband has friend woo his wife: wife is generous to certain point only. Husband makes her wear dress symbolic of her generosity – blouse of coarse cloth; dress of gold brocade. H492.2.1
• Maiden (to king): The house has neither eyes nor ears. (No child at window nor dog in yard to announce king's approach: he therefore finds her not dressed to receive him.) H583.8
• Father's counsel: dress up the trunks of trees, cover the road. (Plant the road with fruit trees and betel between the trees.) H588.6
• Woman throws apple to man in woman's dress. He puts his legs together to catch it. (Cf. H1578.1.4.) H1578.1.4.1
• Monk shames accuser by telling parable. Wind, Water, and Modesty (Sense of Shame). The first two give their addresses but the third says she has no address as no one wants her. J91
• With a silent person one is alone. Angered bishop will not answer when addressed. Relents when priest says, "Since there is no one here I may heed the call of Nature." J817.3
• Poet (Dante) puts ruler out of countenance. Ruler had instructed jesters to tease him. The poet cleverly answers his questioners pretending to have the impression that the questions are addressed to the ruler. J1224.2
• Show me how it is done. Wronged woman thus addresses ruler, who is indifferent to insults directed at him. She wishes to be shown how to bear insults. This rebukes him. J1284.1
• His proper title. A peasant goes to a judge and thinking to gain his favor addresses him with high titles. The judge calls him a fool. "I was mistaken, you swine!" J1286
• Wine gives ambassador courage to address Pope. "Another drink and I could have slapped his face!" J1318
• The man in place of a watch-dog. The master orders his serf to watch the manor at night in place of the dog. When the thieves come, the serf barks: "Dress, dress .... They take, take .... They lead, lead .... " The master does not understand the barking and pays no heed to it – is robbed of his property. J1511.12
• His address: a big high house. Mayor asked about where he lives, names his village and directs the enquirer to a big high house. J1742.2
• Dressed up monkey thought to be a nobleman. J1762.6
• Man addresses colt: "Abide, Satan! I am a righteous man and a psalm singer." J1785.4.1
• Simpleton addresses a field of reeds. J1883.1
• Short-sightedness in dressing. J2161
• Having the head dressed before hanging. A man who has hurt his head in trying to hang himself has the head dressed by a doctor and then goes and hangs himself. J2174.3
• Newcomer undresses to swim a five-foot stream. He has walked all morning toward a mountain that seems only five miles away, but which is actually sixty miles from his starting point. J2214.12.1
• Drunken man made to believe that he has been to heaven and hell. He is dressed up as a rich lord and given rich food and drink. When put back into his own clothes he thinks that he has been to heaven. J2322
• Couldn't wait to dress. The overzealous visitor rides naked to see his friends. J2517
• Rebuke for going with a naked head in public. The woman rebuked has lost her hair in sickness. Forthwith she covers up her head with her dress and exposes her body. J2521.2
• Girl marries man so she will not be ashamed undressed in his presence. J2521.3
• The boy's disasters. Foolishly kills his horse and throws his axe into the lake to kill a duck. Undresses to recover axe. Clothes stolen. Goes into barrel of tar to hide. In tar and feathers. J2661.4
• Throwing contest: trickster addresses Angel Gabriel. Offers him the ogre's cane. The ogre is intimidated. K18.1.1
• Throwing contest: trickster addresses Angel Gabriel or St. Peter, warns him to get out of way of missile trickster is about to throw. K18.1.2
• The horse swifter than the rain. Caught in the rain, a trickster finds that his horse will not budge. He undresses, puts his clothes under the horse's belly and keeps them dry. When he reaches the king, he reports that his horse has run so fast that he has had no time to get wet. The king buys the horse. K134.2
• Thief dressed half white, half black. His father's corpse is guarded by twenty knights in black and twenty in white. By disguising he steals back the corpse. K311.0.1
• Stolen sheep dressed as person sitting at helm of boat. K406.1
• Stolen sheep dressed as baby in cradle, so that thief may escape detection. (Mak.) K406.2
• Confederate answers for corpse. Man poses as returned heir to dead man; pretends to address corpse for identification. K451.5
• Escape by dressing in animal (bird, human) skin. K521.1