Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by function]

Narrower term/s

• [coating by composition or origin][+]
  • bituminous coating
  • enamel (fused coating) [+]
    • japan (enamel)
    • porcelain enamel
    • baked enamel
  • lacquer (material) [+]
    • vernis Martin
    • urushi [+]
      • nashiji urushi
      • red lacquer
    • European lacquer
    • Burmese lacquer
  • plaster (composite coating) [+]
    • [plaster by composition or origin] [+]
      • fibrous plaster
      • gypsum plaster [+]
      • coarse stuff
      • fine stuff
      • mud-plaster
      • slag plaster
      • timchent
      • hydrostone
      • lime plaster
      • sascab
    • [plaster by function] [+]
      • acoustical plaster
      • molding plaster [+]
      • render (coating)
    • [plaster by technique] [+]
      • gatch
      • pebble dash
      • roughcast
      • scagliola
      • stucco (plaster)
      • intonaco
      • arriccio
  • stain (coating) [+]
    • oil stain
    • silver stain
    • spirit stain
    • varnish stain
    • water stain
  • varnish [+]
    • [varnish by function] [+]
      • gold varnish
      • picture varnish
      • intermediate varnish [+]
      • mixing varnish
      • rubbing varnish [+]
      • spar varnish
      • litho varnish
      • stopping-out varnish
    • [varnish by composition] [+]
      • simple solution varnish
      • oil varnish [+]
      • spirit varnish [+]
    • [varnish by property] [+]
      • flat varnish
    • vernis Martin [NP]
  • vert antique
  • powder coating
  • desert varnish
  • black gloss
  • hard coat stucco [+]
    • kellastone
• [coating by form][+]
  • wash (material)
  • ink [+]
    • [ink by composition or origin] [+]
      • atramentum
      • Chinese ink
      • India ink (ink)
      • sumi (ink)
      • sepia (ink) [+]
      • iron-gall ink
      • black carbon ink
    • [ink by function] [+]
      • printing ink
      • rubbing ink
      • lithographic ink
    • [ink by property] [+]
      • invisible ink
      • colored ink
  • paint (coating) [+]
    • [paint by composition or origin] [+]
      • aluminum paint
      • oil paint (paint) [+]
      • synthetic resin paint [+]
      • silicate paint
      • enamel paint
      • encaustic paint
      • metallic paint [+]
      • water-base paint [+]
      • red oxide (paint)
      • vitreous paint
      • spray paint
    • [paint by function] [+]
      • concrete paint
      • deck paint
      • house paint
      • industrial paint
      • artist's color
      • conservation color
      • architectural paint
    • [paint by property] [+]
      • antifouling paint
      • chemical-resistant paint
      • fire-retardant paint
      • frost-proof paint
      • magnetic paint
      • flat paint
      • luminous paint
      • fluorescent paint
      • gloss paint
      • anticorrosive paint [+]
      • thermochromic paint
  • tusche [+]
    • paste tusche
  • pastel (material)
• [coating by location or context][+]
  • concrete coating
  • glaze (coating by location) [+]
    • ceramic glaze [+]
      • [ceramic glaze by composition or origin] [+]
      • [ceramic glaze by form] [+]
      • [ceramic glaze by technique] [+]
  • paper coating
  • supercoat
  • finish (coating) [+]
    • faux finish
  • toner
• [coating by function][+]
  • polish (coating) [+]
    • buffing composition
    • rouge (polish) [+]
      • green rouge
    • nail polish
    • shoe polish
    • furniture polish
  • protective coating [+]
    • protective glazing [NP]
    • vernis cuir
  • decorative coating

Anotations

Scope note:

Use generally for any substance spread over a surface, usually for protection or decoration.