Pl. braccia. [It. braccio, lit. ‘an arm,’ hence a measure of length.] An Italian measure of length: nearly two English feet.
1760. Raper, in Phil. Trans., LI. 782. The braccio of Florence.
1855. Browning, Old Pict. at Flor. The Campanile … Shall soar up in gold full fifty braccia.
