Sentence:  Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, <WSD>idol</WSD> of the Philistines. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.