braccio

[ brah-choh, -chee-oh ]

/ ˈbrɑ tʃoʊ, -tʃiˌoʊ /

an old Italian unit of length, usually about 26 or 27 inches (66 or 68 cm), but varying between 18 and 28 inches (46 and 71 cm).

Origin of braccio

1750–60; < Italian: literally, an arm < Latin bracchium; see brace

The middle nave alone is 72 braccia in height; and the other two lesser naves, 48 braccia.

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects |Giorgio Vasari
The whole cupola, from the ground up to the summit of the cross, is 202 braccia.

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects |Giorgio Vasari
Then proceed in the same way with a second and a third tree, at distances of a hundred braccia from each other.

The Mind of the Artist |Various
In the transept of the church he executed four saints in stucco, each five braccia high, which are wrought in a masterly manner.

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects |Giorgio Vasari

The ornamental frame of this altar is thirteen braccia high, and the predella is two braccia high.

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects |Giorgio Vasari