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States that are allied with another, usually larger power by a Compact of Free Association or other agreement, by which the states retain international sovereignty and control over their territory but receive benefits, such as protection or economic cooperation. An example is the Marshall Islands, associated with the nation, the United States.

The belief system, teachings, and practices of the fraternal order of Free and Accepted Masons, the world's largest secret society. Spread by the advance of the British Empire, Freemasonry remains most popular in the British Isles and in other countries associated the empire. It is said to have been established for mutual help and fellowship; members believe that it has historical roots traceable back through the Romans to the Egyptians and the building of the pyramids. Freemasonry incorporates traditions and rituals that make symbolic use of or reference to the tools of medieval stonemasons, notably the square and compasses. In medieval Europe, like other craft organizations of the period, many medieval associations of masons whose members included freemasons, had developed elaborate secret rituals for imparting the knowledge of their craft and for the initiation of new members. These rituals continued to evolve during the early modern period. In 16th-century Scotland Freemasonry began to incorporate elements of contemporary Hermetic thought. From the early 17th century, the lodges began to admit members who were not connected with the building trades.

Deteriorative weathering mechanism caused by cycle of fluctuation in temperature below and above the freezing point of water. At temperatures above freezing, liquid water seeps into cracks, expanding within them in the form of ice as temperature falls below the freezing point. Repeated freeze-thaw cycles may lead to deterioration of stone and such effects as spalling in masonry, and potholes in roads.

Plastic bags with a self-sealing opening made of a thick plastic suitable for storing food in a freezer.

Habitaciones de la cocina para almacenar y lavar platos y alimentos.

Fregaderos grandes y profundos utilizados para el lavado de los brazos y parte superior del cuerpo, más comúnmente encontradas en fábricas y hospitales que en casas, para pequeños fregaderos para lavarse manos y cara, use "lavatorio (lavabos)."

Fregaderos de cocina de madera, especialmente del siglo XIX, no conectados a un abastecimiento de agua externo con una cisterna o fuente de agua frecuentemente con un revestimiento de zinc o estaño superficial en la que puede ser ubicada una palangana y normalmente un aparador debajo. Para objetos similares ubicados en salas de baño o dormitorios, usadas para higiene personal en lugar de platos, use porta lavabo.

Sumideros secos coronados por un armario cerrado o estanterías abiertas.

Eliminar productos secundarios no deseados de pieles o cueros curtidos.

Recipientes apropiados para freir con abundante aceite; generalmente profundos y a menudo con una malla o compartimento perforado en el cual los alimentos se colocan para freírlos.

Sartenes para freír que se calientan por electricidad.

The standard unit of currency of France prior to adoption of the Euro.

Devices used to cut large quantities of potatoes into a shape appropriate for making french fries.

The nationality or culture of French Guiana, an overseas department and region of France, on the north Atlantic coast of South America.

Style, particularly of architecture, incorporating classical elements and designs that developed in the Renaissance period in France.

Pairs of tall casement windows closing against each other with no frame between them, allowing access to the outside or to another room. For single tall window-like doors, use "French doors."