eˈssuyance Also assuyance. [as if a. F. *essuyancef.essuyer to wipe.] (See quot.) 1646Buck Rich. III, i. 27 Holding a Cloth of Plaisance (or rather of Essuyance) for her [the Queen's] Cup.Ibid. i. 157 Cloth of assuyance, Towel or napkin that wait on the cup.