langet

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A strap; thong; latchet (of a shoe).
• noun A chain for hobbling a horse.
• noun A lace used in the modern costume of the women of Holland.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun A long thin strip of metal (usually either two or four) extending from the head of a staff weapon (such as a halberd) down a certain length of the wooden shaft, secured with nails or screws and designed to prevent splitting or breakage of the wood.
• noun In some swords, an extension of the guard located on both flats of the blade, designed to fit tightly over the mouth of a scabbard and prevent accidental unsheathing.