Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Incognito"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incognito \In*cog"ni*to\, a. or adv. [It. incognito, masc.,
incognita, fem., L. incognitus unknown; pref. in- not +
cognitus known, p. p. of cognoscere: cf. F. incognito, fr.
{It}. See {Cognition}.]
Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or
under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who
sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order
to avoid notice.
'T was long ago Since gods come down incognito.
--Prior.
The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito.
--Tatler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incognito \In*cog"ni*to\, n.; pl. {Incognitos}. [See
{Incognito}, a.]
1. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character
or name.
2. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the
state of being in disguise or not recognized.
His incognito was endangered. --Sir W.
Scott.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
incognito
adj : with your identity concealed [syn: {incognito(p)}]
adv : without revealing one's identity; "in Holland he lived
incognito as a carpenter in the shipyards of the East
India company"
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