A plait of braided hair, especially as worn by 18th and 19th century sailors (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PIGTAIL A plait of braided hair, especially as worn by 18th and 19th century sailors (7) (7)
6% PLAIT Braid of hair (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 3, 2025
5% WALLACE 19th-century naturalist (7) (7) The Sun Mini Oct 30, 2025
5% SATIRE Swift production of the 18th century (6) Newsday Oct 18, 2025
5% TRESS Plait or braid of hair (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 29, 2024
5% TRESSED Braided; plaited (7)
4% PERCYPILCHER 19th-century aviation pioneer associated with glider The Hawk (5,7) (12) Mirror Quiz Nov 25, 2025
4% RATING Sailor (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
4% BABKA Sweet braided bread (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 2025
4% LAURENCESTERNE 18th-century creator of the loquacious memoirist Tristram Shandy (14) The Times Specialist Nov 17, 2025
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