Definition of "Colgate"

Colgate

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Colgates
1. A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2332).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.
  Quotations
  Poirot's lips moved. Inspector Colgate leaned forward. Poirot was murmuring, "It's so difficult to know which pieces are part of the fur rug and which are the cat's tail."
  1941, Agatha Christie, Evil Under the Sun
3. A particular brand of toothpaste.
  Quotations
  The base of her electric toothbrush fell onto its side as she yanked a little too hard and squirted on a blob of Colgate. As the bristles met her front teeth, she savored the mint flavor on her tongue like peppermint candy.
  2012, Linda Joffe Hull, The Big Bang, page 13
noun
uncountable
1. (Philippines, slang) toothpaste