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crazy quilt

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crazy quilt
n.
1. A patchwork quilt of pieces of cloth of various shapes, colors, and sizes, sewn together in an irregular pattern.
2. A disorderly mixture; a hodgepodge: The map was a crazy quilt of districts and precincts.
crazy quilt
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a patchwork quilt made from assorted pieces of material of irregular shape, size, and colour
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crazy quilt - a patchwork quilt without a design
patchwork quilt, patchwork - a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together


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Composed of outtakes and revivals from past recordings, Chupacabras is a crazy quilt of ideas forming a surprisingly cohesive whole.
Hot cup of jolt by Davis, Mark / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
``If you look around the state, you will see a crazy quilt of twisted districts that have nothing to do with the communities where people live, and everything to do with protecting incumbents,'' said Bill Mundell, chairman of the committee pushing the measure.
GOVERNOR CONTINUES WORK ON REFORM ITEMS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The new one, Plan B, draws on a crazy quilt of sources: Kaspar Hauser, the famous "wild child" of nineteenth-century Germany; former President Nixon's "secret" tapes during the Watergate days; and films of a ceremonial Japanese dance.
Mining the past by Perron, Wendy / Dance Magazine
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