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
And then I executed for the high-altar of the church an altar-picture eight braccia high, containing the Madonna presenting the Infant Jesus Christ to Simeon in the Temple, with a new invention.
From Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 10 (of 10) Bronzino to Vasari, & General Index. by Vasari, Giorgio
This canoe was twenty-six paces long, and two braccia 89 in width, all dug out of a single tree, and very well worked.
From The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career by Casas, Bartolom? de las
And on the summit is a Neptune of five braccia, who holds the trident in his hand, and has the right leg planted beside a Dolphin.
From Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero by Vasari, Giorgio
This building, like all the other houses of the nobles of Florence, was fortified with braccia or towers, joined to each other by bridges.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)
