A decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

The act of finishing

Finishing is the procedure that some whiskys undergo where the spirit is matured in a cask of a particular origin and then spends time in a cask of different origin Typically, the first cask is an American oak cask formerly used to mature bourbon.

En architecture et en construction, les finitions désignent de manière collective, les techniques mises en œuvre pour achever le bâtiment : enduits, peintures, chapes, carrelage, etc. Selon l'acceptation locale, elles font ou non partie du second œuvre quand la terminologie pour celui-ci est utilisée.

In bookbinding, finishing refers to the process of decorating the outside of a book, including the lettering of the spine and covers, any additional tooling, and any inlays and onlays.