"crazy quilt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crazy quilts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crazy quilt (plural crazy quilts)
  1. A quilt made from random patches, without any unifying design. Related terms: crazy paving, patchwork quilt
    Sense id: en-crazy_quilt-en-noun-TVcXpwpw
  2. (figuratively, by extension) An uncoordinated jumble of things, ideas, practices, policies, etc. Tags: broadly, figuratively Categories (topical): Crafts
    Sense id: en-crazy_quilt-en-noun-FF2a1FvL Disambiguation of Crafts: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 41 59

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