I hid a folder using "." through terminal...how do I find it?

I left my computer with a family friend about a month ago, and before doing so I hid a folder which had pix of my wedding, work files, finance stuff etc.
I found a way to do it, involving terminal, and typing "." before the files name.
So basically, I can't remember the file name at this point. Thought it was one thing, and it's not, so is there a way for me to locate this folder?

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