braccio
noun
an old Italian unit of length, usually about 26 or 27 inches (66 or 68 centimeters), but varying between 18 and 28 inches (46 and 71 centimeters).
braccia
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pluralof braccio.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Indeed, in Florence and Venice two different braccia were used for different purposes.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
This figure was clothed and six braccia high, and he erected and completely finished it.
From Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 07 (of 10) Tribolo to Il Sodoma by Giorgio Vasari
He finished the Moses, a statue in marble of five braccia, which no modern work will ever equal in beauty; and of the ancient statues, also, the same may be said.
From Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol. IX (of 10) Michelagnolo to the Flemings by Giorgio Vasari
Finally, this excellent painter sent to the above-named Catholic King a Last Supper of Christ with the Apostles, in a picture seven braccia long, which was a work of extraordinary beauty.
From Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol. IX (of 10) Michelagnolo to the Flemings by Giorgio Vasari
These figures, eight braccia in height, stand one on either side of the gate that leads into the wood, and they were held to be reasonably beautiful.
From Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 07 (of 10) Tribolo to Il Sodoma by Giorgio Vasari
