lacquer vs ornament

lacquer and ornament both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lacquer	Yes	No	Yes	No
ornament	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ornament is a hypernym of lacquer; that is, ornament is a word with a broader meaning than lacquer:

Other hypernyms of lacquer include adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace.

lacquer (noun)	ornament (noun)
a hard glossy coating	something used to beautify
a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish

lacquer (verb)	ornament (verb)
coat with lacquer	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
	be an ornament to