"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 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49
  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: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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