Parameter to treat threads before using them in weaving; in old times the thread, especially silk, that was going to be used in weaving was treated with a soupy, overcooked rice mixture in order to make the threads more durable (i.e. to prevent the threads from fraying or breaking), to stiffen them; it was brushed on with a piece of coconut husk [f4dd8408b3e4b1e9990b1b1128197cec]