Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a.
   Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for
   use.

   {Finishing coat}.
   (a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to
       walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth.
   (b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently
       mixed applied from the others.

   {Finishing press}, a machine for pressing fabrics.

   {Finishing rolls} (Iron Working), the rolls of a train which
      receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its
      finished shape. --Raymond.