Definition of "braccio" []

• A measure of length used in Italy, varying from half a yard at Lodi to a yard at Milan. See brass. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Italy's different city states had distinct measuring systems and Michelangelo would have been familiar with the Florentine 'braccio', which was 58cm in length."
• "Mr Doliner, 56, said that contemporary records showed that Michelangelo always made his models one 'braccio' long."
• "[Footnote 6: The braccio is a very variable standard of measurement."