Freemasonry Freemasonry is a fraternal organization whose membership is held together by shared Morality and metaphysics ideals andin most of its branchesby a constitutional declaration of belief in a Supreme Being. The fraternity of Freemasonry uses the allegorical metaphors of operative stonemason tools and implements, to convey what is most generally defined as: A peculiar system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols. This is illustrated in the 1991 English Emula
	Freesia Freesia is a genus of 14-16 species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to Africa. Of the 14 species, 12 are native to Cape Province, South Africa, the remaining two to tropical Africa, one species extending north of the equator to Sudan. The genus was named in honor of Friedrich Heinrich Theodor Freese, German physician.
	Freetown Freetown, population 1,070,200 , is the largest city and capital of Sierra Leone, lying on the Freetown Peninsula on the Atlantic coast. The city is a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Freetown's economy revolves largely around its harbor, which handles Sierra Leone's main exports.
	Freeway A freeway is a type of highway that is designed for Road_safety#Motorway high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections. This is accomplished by imposing full control of access from adjacent properties and eliminating all cross traffic with grade separations and interchange s.
	Freewheel In mechanical engineering or automotive engineering, a freewheel or overrunning clutch is a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft. An Overdrive is sometimes mistakenly called a freewheel, but is otherwise unrelated.
	Freight train Freight trains have Railroad car#Freight cars. Much of the world's freight is transported by train. In the United States there is very little passenger rail service; most of the existing rail track is used to transport freight or cargo.
	French and Indian War The French and Indian War was the nine-year North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. The conflict resulted in the British acquiring Canada, while Spain gained Louisiana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British. French administrative presence in North America was almost completely removed and the Aboriginal people of North America were decimated, pacified, or moved farther west.
	French and Indian Wars The French and Indian Wars is a name used in the United States for a series of conflicts in North America that represented the actions there that accompanied the European dynastic wars. Quebec refers to these wars as the Intercolonial Wars. While some conflicts involved Spain and Netherlands forces, most were between Great Britain, its colony and Native Americans in the United States allies on one side and those of France, its colonies and Indian allies on the other.
	French Bean French Bean is a comedy movie in development starring Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean to be released in 2007 in film. It will be the second film based on the television series Mr. Bean, following the 1997 film Bean. News of the second movie first broke in early 2005, suggesting that it would be written by Simon McBurney, although in December 2005, Atkinson confirmed that the screenplay was being written by himself and longtime collaborator Richard Curtis.
	French Bulldog akcgroup = Non-sporting | akcstd = altname = Bouledogue Franais | ankcgroup = Group 7 | ankcstd = ckcgroup = Group 6 - Non-Sporting Dogs | ckcstd = country = France | fcigroup = 9 | fcinum = 101 | fcisection = 11 | fcistd = image = FrenchBulldog.jpg | image_caption = A light-colored French Bulldog
	French Foreign Legion The French Foreign Legion is a unique unit within the French Army established in 1831. It was created as a unit for foreign volunteers, because they were forbidden to enlist in the French Army after the July Revolution in 1830. It was primarily used to protect and expand the French colonial empire during the 19th century, but has also taken part in all of its wars against other European powers such as the Franco-Prussian War and both World Wars.
	French franc The franc is a former currency of France. Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money. It was re-introduced in 1795 and remained the national currency until the introduction of the euro in 1999 for accounting purposes, with coins and banknotes issued in 2002.
	French fries French fried potatoes or chips are long, narrow pieces of potato that have been deep fried. The name is often shortened to fries in North America.
	French Indochina French Indochina was a federation of protectorates and one directly ruled colony in Southeast Asia, part of the French colonial empire. It consisted of Cochin China , Tonkin, Annam , Laos, and Cambodia . France assumed sovereignty over Annam and Tonkin after the Sino-French War which lasted from 1884 to 1885.
	French people French people can refer to: * The legal residents and citizens of France, regardless of ancestry. For a legal discussion, see French nationality law. * People whose ancestors lived in France or the area that later became France.
	French Polynesia French Polynesia is a France "overseas collectivity" with the particular designation of "overseas country" in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island, and the seat of the capital of the territory .
	French Revolution The French Revolution was a pivotal period in the history of French, European and Western world civilization. During this time, republicanism replaced the absolute monarchy in France, and the country's Roman Catholicism in France was forced to undergo a radical restructuring.
	French Riviera The French Riviera is part of France's southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, reaching from Toulon to Menton at the border with Italy. The French Riviera is regarded as one of the most luxurious, expensive, and sophisticated areas on the planet and is home to many of the world's rich and famous.
	French toast French toast is a popular breakfast main course in North America, parts of Europe, and Hong Kong. French toast is made with bread and Eggs; some common additions are milk, water, or orange juice to thin the eggs, sugar, and spices such as allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
	Frenzy Frenzy is a crime thriller film film director by Alfred Hitchcock, and is the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The film is based upon the novel Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Arthur La Berne and was adapted for the screen by Anthony Shaffer.
	Frequency Frequency is the measurement of the number of times that a repeated event occurs per unit of time. It is also defined as the rate of change of phase of a sinusoidal waveform.
	FreQuency FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001.
	Frequency modulation Frequency modulation is a form of modulation which represents information as variations in the instantaneous frequency of a carrier wave. In analog signal applications, the carrier frequency is varied in direct proportion to changes in the amplitude of an input signal.
	Fresco A fresco is a term for several related painting types. The word comes from the Italian language affresco which in turn derives from fresco , which has Germanic origins. Fresco paintings can be done in two ways: Buon fresco paintings are done on wet plaster, while a secco paintings are completed on dried plaster.
	Fresh water Fresh water is water with less than 0.5 parts per thousand dissolved salts. Fresh water may be found in lakes, rivers, and bodies of groundwater. The ultimate source of fresh water is rain. Access to unpolluted fresh water is a critical issue for the survival of many species, including humans, who must drink fresh water in order to survive.
	Fresnel lens A Fresnel lens is a type of lens invented by Augustin-Jean Fresnel . Originally developed for lighthouses, the design enables the construction of lenses of large size and short focal length without the weight and volume of material which would be required in a lens of conventional design.
	Fret A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a stringed instrument, that extends generally across the full width of the neck. On most modern western culture instruments, frets are metal strips inserted into the fingerboard. On historical instruments and some non-European instruments, pieces of string tied around the neck serve as frets.
	Fretsaw The fretsaw is similar in appearance to a hacksaw or coping saw. Its major difference is its size and intended use. It usually has a much larger 'A' frame allowing it to be used like a handheld version of a scrollsaw, which is its predecessor. Because the blade is extra-fine it is capable of cutting intricate curves.
	Fretwork Fretwork is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw, jigsaw or scrollsaw. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly used are wood and metal. Fretwork is used to adorn furniture and musical instruments.
	Freya Freya , sister of Freyr and daughter of Niord , is usually seen as the Norse paganism fertility goddess. Freyja means "lady" in Old Norse . While there are no sources suggesting that she was called on to bring fruitfulness to fields or wombs, she was a goddess of love, sex, war, beauty, prophecies and interpersonal attraction.
	Freyr Freyr is one of the most important deities in Norse paganism and Norse mythology. Worshipped as a phallus fertility god, Freyr "bestows peace and pleasure on mortals". He rules over the rain, the shining of the sun and the produce of the fields. He is one of the Vanir, the son of the sea god Njrr and brother of the love goddess Freyja.
	Friday Friday is the fifth day of the week, falling between Thursday and Saturday. In countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention, it is commonly considered the sixth day of the week. Friday can be many parts of speech. It can be a noun, or an adjective. The name Friday comes from the Old English language frigedg, meaning the day of Frige the Anglo-Saxon form of Frigga, the Germanic paganism goddess of beauty.
	Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norway explorer, scientist and diplomat. Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 for his work as a League of Nations High Commissioner.
	Fried egg A fried egg is an Egg cooked by frying, typically in butter, cooking oil or margarine, for the purpose of eating. Fried eggs are popular in North America, Britain and Ireland, where they are normally regarded as a breakfast food. They are also popular in Japan.
	Fried rice Fried rice is a popular component of Chinese cuisine. It originated as a home dish from China around 4th millennium BC, made from cold leftovers rice fried with other leftover ingredients. It is often served as the penultimate dish in Chinese banquets.
	Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz Friedrich August Kekul von Stradonitz was a Germany organic chemistry. He was born in Darmstadt to an old Bohemian noble family. He was professor at Ghent University and at University of Bonn. He studied various carbon compounds, especially benzene, proposing in 1865 a carbon ring for its structure.
	Friedrich August Wolf Friedrich August Wolf was a Germany philologist and critic. He was born at Hainrode, a village not far from Nordhausen, in the province of Hanover. His father was the village schoolmaster and organist. In time the family moved to Nordhausen, and there young Wolf went to the grammar school, where he soon acquired all the Latin language and Greek language that the masters could teach him, besides learning French language, Italian language, Spanish language
	Friedrich Engels Friedrich Engels , a 19th century Germany Political philosophy, developed Communism alongside his better-known collaborator, Karl Marx, co-authoring The Communist Manifesto . Engels also edited several volumes of Das Kapital after Marx's death.
	Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was a Germany poet.
	Friends Friends was a long-running and widely acclaimed situation comedy about a group of six friends in New York City. It was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman and ran from 1994 to 2004. The series focused on the lives of a group of six Twenty something , consisting of three men and three women living in Greenwich Village.
	Friendship Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behaviour between two or more social entities. This article focuses on the notion specific to interpersonal relationships. In this sense, the term connotes a Interpersonal relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection.
	Friesland Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known as Frisia. Its name in the Frisian language is Frysln, which has also been its official name since 1997, and is therefore also used in official Dutch language publications. Friesland has 643,000 inhabitants and its capital is Leeuwarden , with 91,000 inhabitants, in the centre of the province.
	Frieze In architecture the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain or — in the Ionic order or Corinthian order — decorated with bas-reliefs. In an astylar wall it lies upon the architrave and is capped by the moldings of the cornice.
	Frigate Frigate is a name which has been used for several distinct types of warships at different times. It has referred to a variety of ship roles and sizes. In the age of sail, it referred to a ship smaller and faster than a battleship, used for patrolling and escort work rather than fighting fleet actions.
	Frigg In Norse mythology, Frigg or Frigga was said to be "foremost among the goddesses," #Notes the wife of Odin, queen of the sir, and goddess of the sky. One of the synjur, she is a goddess of marriage, motherhood, fertility, love, household management, and domestic arts.
	Frigid "Frigid" was the first single from United States Popular music singer Khanoda released from his 1994 in music album, Lessons Learned On Leithgow St.. The single was also included on his mock hits collection, klosure. DISPOSABLE KLASSIX AND OTHER POTENTIAL FAILURES.
	Frimaire Frimaire was the third month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French language word frimas, which means frost. Frimaire was the third month of the autumn quarter. It started between November 21 and November 23. It ended between December 20 and December 22.
	Fringilla The genus Fringilla is a small group of finches, which are the only species in the subfamily Fringillinae The three species, which feed their young on insects rather than seeds, are: *Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs *Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea *Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
	Frisbee Frisbee is the most common name for flying discs or flying saucers, which are generally plastic, roughly 20 to 25 centimeters in diameter, with a lip. They are designed to fly aerodynamically when thrown with rotation and can be caught by hand. The name Frisbee is a registered trademark of the Wham-O toy company, but the term is often used genericized trademark to describe all versions of the flying disc.
	Frisia Frisia is a coastal region along the southeastern corner of the North Sea. Frisia is the traditional homeland of the Frisians, a Germanic people who speak Frisian language, a language closely related to the English language. Frisia extends from the northwestern Netherlands across northwestern Germany and into southwestern Denmark.
	Frisian Islands The Frisian Islands form an archipelago in northwestern Europe that spreads across the coasts of three country, from west to east, Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark. These islands along with the mainland coast in the German Bight form the region of Frisia, traditional homeland of the Frisian people.
	Frisians The Frisians are an ethnic group of northwestern Europe, inhabiting an area known as Frisia.
	Fritillaria affinis Fritillaria affinis is a highly variable species in the genus Fritillaria, native to western North America, in California, Klamath Ranges, the north coast ranges, Cascade Ranges, north Sierra Nevada foothills, and the San Francisco Bay Area, north to British Columbia and Idaho.
	Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris, commonly known as Snakes's head, and also Snake's Head Fritillary, Leper Lily, and Guinea-hen Flower is a fritillary, a flower from the family Liliaceae. The flower has a checkered reddish-brown, purple, white and gray coloration, sometimes mostly white.
	Fritillary ----- Fritillaria is a genus of about 100 species of bulbous plants in the family Liliaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They often have nodding, bell- or cup-shaped flowers, and the majority are spring flowering. The name refers to the checkered pattern, frequently of chocolate-brown and greenish yellow, that is common to many species.
	Frittata A frittata is a type of Italian cuisine omelette featuring hearty fillings such as meats, cheeses, and vegetables. Rather than being folded like normal omelettes, it is open-faced.
	Fritter The word fritter comes from the Latin frictura by way of Old French and Middle English. It is used to refer to a number of fried foods. In United Kingdom Fish and chips shops, the fish and chips can be accompanied by optional extras and many of these are called fritters, which means a food item fried in Batter.
	Fritz Albert Lipmann Fritz Albert Lipmann was a German-American biochemist and a co-discoverer in 1945 of coenzyme A. For this, together with other research on coenzyme A, he was awarded half the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1953. Lipmann was born in Knigsberg, Germany to a Jewish family, but from 1939 lived and worked in the USA.
	Fritz Haber Fritz Haber was a List of famous Germany people List of chemists, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his development of synthetic ammonia, important for fertilizers and explosives. He is also credited as the "father of chemical warfare" for his work developing and deploying chlorine and other poison gases during World War I; this role is thought to have provoked his wife to commit suicide.
	Fritz Kreisler Fritz Kreisler was an Austrian violinist and composer, one of the most famous of his day. Kreisler was born in Vienna in a Jewish family. He studied at the conservatories there and in Paris, where his teachers included Lo Delibes, Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr., Joseph Massart, and Jules Massenet.
	Friuli See also: Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Frioul archipelago Friuli is an area in northeast Italy, comprising the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia.The capital of Friuli is the city of Udine. Historical Friuli is the land de Livence al Timf, which means from the Livenza river in the west to the Timavo river in the east.
	Friuli-Venezia Giulia Friuli-Venezia Giulia is one of the twenty Regions of Italy, and one of Autonomous regions with special statute. Located in northeastern Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia borders the region of Veneto to the west, the republics of Austria and Slovenia to the north and east, and the Adriatic Sea to the south.
	Frock Frock has been used since Middle English as the name for an article of clothing for men and women.
	Frock coat A frock coat is a men's coat characterized by knee-length skirts all around, in contrast to tail coats and morning coat. Frock coats emerged in the later eighteenth century as country clothing, from the traditional working-class coat called a frock, and became fashionable for dress and streetwear in the first half of the nineteenth century.
	Frog The frog is an amphibian in the order Anura . Adult frogs are characterised by long hind legs, a short body, webbed digits, protruding eyes and the absence of a tail. Most frogs have a semi-aquatic lifestyle, but move easily on land by jumping or climbing. They typically lay their Egg s in puddles, ponds or lakes, and their larvae, called tadpoles, have gills and develop in water.
	FROG In cryptography, FROG is a block cipher authored by Georgoudis, Leroux and Chaves. The algorithm can work with any block size between 8 and 128 bytes, and supports key sizes between 5 and 125 bytes. The algorithm consists of 8 rounds and has a very complicated key schedule. It was submitted in 1998 to the AES competition as a candidate to become the Advanced Encryption Standard.
	Frog legs Frogs' legs are one of the better-known delicacies of Cuisine of France and Cuisine of China cuisine. It is also eaten in other regions, such as the Caribbean, the region of Alentejo, in Portugal, and the Cuisine of Midwest and southern regions of the United States.
	Frog Orchid The Frog Orchid is more commonly known as Coeloglossum viride.
	Frogfish Frogfishes are a family, Antennariidae, of anglerfishes. They are found in tropical oceans and seas around the world. They are small fishes with large globose heads. They can be distinguished from other anglerfishes by the three extended dorsal fin spines on their heads.
	Froghopper The froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of Hemipteran insects, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Traditionally, most of this superfamily was considered a single family, Cercopidae, but this family has been split into three separate families for many years now: the Aphrophoridae, Cercopidae, and Clastopteridae.