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