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- Ladder to heaven (applied to saint). A666
- Ointment applied to eyes makes night seem day. D1368.1.1
- Snake stone applied to snakebite absorbs poison. (Cf. D930.) D1515.4.2
- Names applied to the devil. G303.2
- Ordeal by red-hot iron applied by druids. H221.2.2
- Ordeal by water applied by druids. H222.0.1
- Effects of age and size absurdly applied. J2212
- Sentence applied to king's own son. Those caught in adultery are to have eyes put out. When king's son is found guilty he insists on the punishment. He finally compromises by having one of his own and one of his son's eyes put out. M13
- "To every cow belongs its calf," a legal principle applied to question of ownership of copy of manuscript. P526.1
- Woman must relight magic fires as punishment. Magician in revenge for ill-treatment causes the lights of the city to go out. They can be relighted only from the naked body of the woman in the public square. None can be relighted until all have applied their torches. Q492
- Red as blood, white as snow, (and black as a raven). Usually applied to the cheeks, skin, and hair of a girl's lover. Z65.1.1