essoreu-r, -se, n.m.f., dryer. n.f., drying machine.

*essoriller, v.a., to cut the ears (of a dog); to crop short (hair); to crop a dog.

essoufflé, -e, part., breathless; out of breath. Être tout —; to be quite out of breath.

essoufflement, n.m., panting, breathlessness.

essouffler, v.a., to put out of breath; to wind (horses). S’—, v.r., to put one’s self out of breath; to get or be out of breath.

essui, n.m., drying-closet, drying-house.

essuie-main, n.m., (, or —-—s) towel.

essuie-pieds, n.m., mat, door-mat.

essaie-plume, n.m., (, or —-—s) pen-wiper.

essuyage, n.m., wiping.