bracciale meaning

[Architecture]

A projecting metal bracket, having a socket and ring for holding a flagstaff, torch, or the like; esp. used on Renaissance palaces in Florence and Siena.

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1. In Italian " sferisterio " is nowadays the courtfield for tamburello and two different Pallone varieties : Pallone col bracciale and Pallone elastico.
2. Sizes change depending on the variety : wide and long for the " pallone col bracciale ", and and for the " pallone elastico ".
3. Balls are struck back and forth with a wooden cylinder, called a " bracciale ", worn over the forearm : if carelessly played, a broken arm can result because a bracciale can weigh 2 kilograms or 1 k in different version.
4. Balls are struck back and forth with a wooden cylinder, called a " bracciale ", worn over the forearm : if carelessly played, a broken arm can result because a bracciale can weigh 2 kilograms or 1 k in different version.
5. After the creation of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in the 16th century, via de'Tornabuoni was the seat of the processions from Palazzo Pitti to via Maggio and Ponte Santa Trinit�, as well as pallone col bracciale matches, Calcio Fiorentino games and horse races.