† ˈpancelet Obs. rare.
[? dim. of pance, paunce, cuirass: see -let.]
A kind of horse-shoe.
1607 Markham Caval. vi. x. 64 The Pancelet to help the weake heele. 1726 Dict. Rust. (ed. 3) s.v. Horse Shooe, Horse-shooe of ..several sorts. 1. That called the Planch⁓shoe or Pancelet. |