What does "crazyquilt" mean?

Alternative form of crazy quilt.

Crazyquilt

Common synonyms include: bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, cocktail, dog's breakfast, dribs and drabs, farrago.

adj, noun

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Noun

1
Alternative form of crazy quilt. alt-of, alternative
"The mind becomes a rag-bag of information capable of affording nothing in production but a crazyquilt of information."

Adjective

1
Formed by a seemingly random assortment of things.
"World War II drained the community of physicians and health personnel, created housing shortages and job mobility, and served to push more people into a crazyquilt variety of nursing homes which seemed to assure housing and medical care."

"The mind becomes a rag-bag of information capable of affording nothing in production but a crazyquilt of information."

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